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China-linked WeChat accounts spread disinformation in advance of 2021 Canadian election (Kenton Thibaut, DFRLab)

China-linked actors took an active role in seeking to influence the September 20, 2021 parliamentary election in Canada, displaying signs of a coordinated campaign...

Network of Facebook pages amplified Polish right-wing and tabloid media outlets (Givi Gigitashvili and Esteban Ponce de León, DFRLab)

The DFRLab has identified a network of 130 Facebook pages linked to right-wing Polish news outlets engaging in inauthentic distribution, a practice in violation of...

A Road Map to Civilian Rule If Sudan’s Military Putschists Retreat (Yezid Sayigh, Carnegie Middle East Center)

U.S. President Joe Biden and his administration’s response to the recent military takeover in Sudan was unambiguous. State Department Spokesperson Ned Price condemned it unequivocally and...

The Guide for the Next Decade of Space Research Just Dropped (Chris Wright, WIRED)

Who pays for the United States’ astronomy and astrophysics projects—our collective staring into the void, seeking cosmic answers? Well, we all do, via taxes,...

These Parents Built a School App. Then the City Called the Cops (Matt Burgess, WIRED)

Christian Landgren's patience was running out. Every day the separated father of three was wasting precious time trying to get the City of Stockholm’s official...

The Cutest Way to Fight Climate Change? Send in the Otters (Matt Simon, Wired)

Off the coast  of California lies an underwater forest of giant kelp, a kind of seaweed that grows to 100 feet tall at the...

Deterring Chinese strategic attack: Grappling with the implications of China’s strategic forces buildup (Matthew Kroenig, Atlantic Council)

The People’s Republic of China is engaged in the most significant buildup of nuclear forces in its history. What are the implications of this...

Ukraine faces energy crisis as Putin weaponizes gas and coal supplies (Aura Sabadus, Atlantic Council)

As the winter season draws closer, Ukraine faces an energy crisis on multiple fronts which could lead to political instability and deepen the country’s...

Is Lukashenka mimicking Putin’s weaponization of organized crime? (Brian Whitmore, Atlantic Council)

You can call it trolling. You can call it gaslighting. Or you can just call it the usual run-of-the-mill hypocrisy. Aleksandr Bastrykin, chairman of Russia’s...

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