Steven Feldstein

Nov 5, 2024 | thebulletin.org | Steven Feldstein |Sara Goudarzi

Have tech CEOs become so powerful that they are usurping the authority of the state and reshaping the global order? Illustration by Erik English; original photos by UK Government, TechCrunch, JD Lasica, Pleasanton, CA, CC BY 2.0 via Wikimedia Commons, depositphotos.com On October 25, The Washington Post dropped a bombshell on its readers, announcing that it would refrain from endorsing a presidential candidate in the upcoming election.

Sep 10, 2024 | carnegieendowment.org | Steven Feldstein

The morning after Donald Trump’s resounding victory over Kamala Harris, The New York Times declared—with a headline blaring “America Hires a Strongman”—that the country “stands on the precipice” of an authoritarian level of governance not before seen in its 248-year history. Politico proclaimed, “Trump promised to get revenge. Here are his targets,” and proceeded to work through, line-by-line, an enemies list that Trump and his allies may implement.

Jan 11, 2024 | thebulletin.org | Steven Feldstein |Sara Goudarzi

For nearly 14 years, Israeli operatives had targeted Iran’s top nuclear scientist Mohsen Fakhrizadeh, who oversaw a clandestine program to build a nuclear warhead. On November 27, 2020, in a move that stunned the world, Israeli intelligence officials assassinated the scientist. Fakhrizadeh and his wife had left the Caspian coast and were traveling in a convoy of four cars towards their family home in the Iranian countryside.

Nov 29, 2023 | carnegieendowment.org | Steven Feldstein |Mahsa Alimardani |Afef Abrougui |Janjira Sombatpoonsiri

Across the globe, the struggle between rights and repression persists. Digital technology remains at the center of these contests. Governments continue to use censorship strategies, mass surveillance measures, disinformation campaigns, and internet shutdowns to counter political protests, rig elections, and consolidate military coups. The 2023 Freedom on the Net report reflected this, indicating thirteen consecutive years of global internet freedom declines.

Nov 19, 2023 | carnegieendowment.org | Mahsa Alimardani |Arindrajit Basu |Agustina Del Campo |Steven Feldstein

The latest publication from the Carnegie Endowment for International Peace's Digital Democracy Network, a diverse group of thinkers and activists working on global issues of technology and politics, probes four cross-cutting themes: the shifting landscape of digital repression in regions across the globe; the evolving role of digital sovereignty; the tensions between platforms, digital rights, and transparency; and issues of geopolitics and technological governance.