China

How Russia and China Pursue a Soft Regime Change in America

Nick J. Licata

April 03, 2024

Both Russia and China are manipulating our democratic election process to benefit their foreign policies. The director of Columbia University's Tow Center for Digital Journalism found that 470 phony Facebook accounts tied to Russia were active during the 2016 campaign. Six of them were shared at least 340 million times. An Institute for Strategic Dialogue report identified a Chinese influence campaign known as Spamouflage. It uses AI and a network of social media accounts to amplify American discontent and division ahead of the U.S. presidential election.

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World Views

Western Democracy Versus the “Chinese Model”: Does it Matter?

Peter Corning

July 31, 2020

The bottom-line test for any government is procuring the “common good.” China has excelled at it. Our democracy has faltered. What is to be done?

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Health

What an Invisible Microbe Has Taught Us – Again!

Peter Corning

March 29, 2020

What an Invisible Microbe Has Taught Us – Again! We were warned. And warned. And Warned. When will we learn?

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World Views

Re-learning How to Play Global Chess: What Would Winston Churchill Do?

Peter Corning

August 05, 2019

There is a potentially effective international response to the rise of China as a superpower, but it will require a twenty-first century Winston Churchill with vision. In the next decade, China is likely to challenge the United States in many ways. Winston Churchill understood the crucial value of cooperation against a common foe. A twenty-first century Winston Churchill, with a keen eye on the global chess board, might see the proposed “Global Government Initiative” as an opportunity to create a new political alliance.