Europe’s largest party finally stood up to Hungary’s autocracy. What took so long? Lise Herman, Julian Hoerner, and Joseph Lacey - March 14, 2021 The European People’s Party moves forward without Viktor Orbán’s Fidesz party.
Meet Oman’s new sultan. How will he navigate the region’s turmoil? Cinzia Bianco - January 14, 2020 The late Sultan Qaboos leaves behind a legacy of peace and diplomacy
British voters care more about Brexit than about party loyalties Max Talman and Florian Stoeckel - December 12, 2019 Polarization on Brexit will challenge British democracy, no matter who wins today
Saudi, UAE Twitter takedowns won’t curb rampant disinformation on Arab Twitter Marc Jones - September 24, 2019 Recent activity by social media networks to rein in bot and troll networks is only a token gesture.
A plague of Twitter bots is roiling the Middle East Marc Jones and Alexei Abrahams - June 5, 2018 [caption id="attachment_74110" align="aligncenter" width="960"] WhatsApp and Facebook Messenger icons on
Was the mosque massacre in Egypt preventable? Omar Ashour - December 1, 2017 Last week’s attack on worshipers at a mosque in Egypt was
Hacking, bots and information wars in the Qatar spat Marc Jones - June 7, 2017 U.S. investigators claim Russians might be behind some the hacking
What do citizens fear most — for the world, the nation, themselves? The answers might surprise you. Nick Vaughan-Williams and Daniel Stevens - January 11, 2016 [caption id="attachment_34252" align="aligncenter" width="1484"] Amtrak Special Operations Police patrol Union
Deradicalization revisited Omar Ashour - February 18, 2015 [caption id="attachment_21457" align="aligncenter" width="620"] Religious, political and law enforcement leaders
When threatened with fact-checking, politicans really will lie less often. John Sides - October 9, 2013 [caption id="attachment_1388" align="aligncenter" width="640" special=""] (David Greenwald/Creative Commons)[/caption] Imagine you're