Democracy Lab Weekly Brief, August 1, 2016
To keep up with Democracy Lab in real time, follow us on Twitter and Facebook. Askold Krushelnycky warns that Ukraine’s leaders are taking Western support for granted. Christian Caryl explains…
The Same Russian Hackers Hit the DNC and the DCCC, Security Firms Say
Cybersecurity companies studying the breach of the Democratic National Committee and the Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee have found evidence indicating that the same group of Russian hackers breached both groups’…
These Charts Show The Generals Erdogan Has Purged
The U.S. military’s highest-ranking officer arrived in Turkey hoping to mend the raw feelings left by this month’s failed against the civilian-led government in Ankara. Instead, Gen. Joseph Dunford, the…
Beloved Friend, I Am a Nigerian Email Scammer and Interpol Just Arrested Me. Please Help.
Nigerian internet scams are so prolific that the U.S. Embassy in Abuja has an entire page of its website dedicated to helping people protect themselves from fake Nigerian princes who…
Dear Washington: The Time to Prepare for Zika Has Come and Gone
Dear presidential candidates, senators, and congressional representatives: Get your butts back to Washington immediately. The time you’ve had to get a preparedness plan in order but have wasted twiddling thumbs…
As Ukraine Frets Over Trump, Russian U.N. Envoy Talks Up His Business Skills
Ukrainian Interior Minister Arsen Avakov called Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump’s claim that Crimea wanted to be annexed by Russia in 2014 evidence that he is “a dangerous fringe politician.”…
Chinese Online Videos: The U.S. Wants to Start a Color Revolution Here
August has begun with two more entries in an ongoing campaign to convince Chinese netizens that Western values are existential threats to their country. In two videos published hours apart…
Despite Disagreements, Turkish Parties Show Unity in Washington
Turkish political parties disagree on many things when it comes to secularism, the rule of law, freedom of speech, and democratic governance. But when it comes to the failed military…
U.N. to Probe Whether Iconic Secretary-General Was Assassinated
U.N. Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon will propose reopening an inquiry into allegations that Dag Hammarskjold, one of the most revered secretaries-general in the organization’s history, was assassinated by an apartheid-era South…
Is Trump Really Putin’s ‘Guy’?
In this week’s episode of The E.R., FP’s David Rothkopf, Rosa Brooks, Molly O’Toole, and the New York Times’s chief Washington correspondent, David Sanger, dissect the latest Donald Trump headlines,…