Kevin Sheives

Nov 3, 2024 | journalofdemocracy.org | Zoltan Barany |Michael Beckley |Hal Brands |Kevin Sheives

Beijing is bent on curbing democratic freedoms and imposing totalitarianism at home and abroad. Increasingly, the People’s Republic is launching democracy-subversion campaigns masked as development aid in the Global South. Zoltan Barany dissects China’s influence operations in the October issue of the Journal of Democracy, and offers ways for even fragile democracies to combat autocratic influence. The PRC aims to make the world safe for authoritarianism.

Apr 2, 2024 | thediplomat.com | Kevin Sheives

“De-risking” has become the buzzword in China policy circles since G-7 leaders endorsed the concept in May of last year. The task of reevaluating the complicated global supply chain with the People’s Republic of China (PRC) has catapulted to the top of elites’ minds from Washington to Brussels to Tokyo. However, this laser focus on vulnerabilities in the economic relationship with China ignores a critical blind spot: the vulnerability of democratic societies and their non-governmental sectors.