Melissa Aten
November 19, 2015
Controlling the Script: The Kremlin’s Disinformation Machine
By now, many have viewed with puzzled amusement the mega-macho images trotted out by Russian media outlets of President Vladimir Putin riding a Harley, winning hockey games, and playing with...
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July 21, 2015
The Authoritarian Challenge to Democratic Norms
Following the euphoria of the Soviet Union’s collapse in the early 1990s, many policy makers and academics believed that democracy and respect for the rule-based international system progressively would establish...
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June 2, 2015
Iran’s Campaign Abroad to Conceal Cracks in the System at Home
At a time when the Iranian government’s control over its own population is increasingly showing signs of wear, its international diplomatic and economic efforts to reshape global norms and institutions...
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April 30, 2015
Muddying the Waters: How Authoritarians Erode Election Observation Standards
A fundamental tenet of democratic governance is the norm that government authority stems from the will of the people as expressed through free and fair elections, and, over time, norms...
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