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Courtney C. Radsch

Courtney C. Radsch

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Courtney C. Radsch, former advocacy director at the Committee to Protect Journalists, is the author of Cyberactivism and Citizen Journalism in Egypt: Digital Dissidence and Political Change.

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  1. Facebook Should Ban More World Leaders
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    Facebook Should Ban More World Leaders

    Jul 19, 2021 Courtney C. Radsch urges the social-media giant to deplatform all who misuse it to target their citizens.

  2. An Interview with Courtney C. Radsch
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    An Interview with Courtney C. Radsch

    Jun 30, 2020 Courtney C. Radsch addresses journalism’s racism problem, explains why criminalizing disinformation is not the answer to “fake news,” and touts one of the most important books she has read.

  3. America’s Cops Must Stop Attacking Journalists
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    America’s Cops Must Stop Attacking Journalists

    Jun 11, 2020 Courtney C. Radsch highlights a disturbing trend of targeted violence by police against journalists covering protests.

  4. When Fighting Fake News Aids Censorship
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    When Fighting Fake News Aids Censorship

    Mar 1, 2018 Courtney C. Radsch shows how official measures to contain the spread of misinformation are victimizing legitimate journalists.

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    National Sovereignty’s Silver Lining

    Dani Rodrik

    Despite the dire predictions that have accompanied the decline of global governance, less international cooperation does not necessarily mean disaster. In fact, national governments can prioritize domestic prosperity and social cohesion over multilateralism without harming the global economy.

    explains how countries can help the global economy by pursuing their own economic-policy agendas.
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    Russia’s New Rasputin

    Nina L. Khrushcheva suggests that Yevgeny Prigozhin's escalating attacks on the country's elites reflect the regime's decadence.
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    Macron and the Future of Françafrique

    Hippolyte Fofack urges France to abandon its extractive colonial model as it seeks to rebalance relations with the continent.
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    The View from Poland

    Adam Michnik interviewed by Irena Grudzińska Gross

    Although Russia's war in Ukraine has galvanized Polish society and elevated the country's status internationally, it is also obscuring some deeply troubling domestic political developments. Whether liberal democracy will prevail over reactionary authoritarianism in Poland is now an open question.

    about recent domestic and geopolitical developments that will shape the country's future.
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    Nationalists Abroad

    Ian Buruma explains how displacement can make expatriates and minorities more susceptible to extremist ideologies.
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    All Talk, No Dialogue on Asian Security

    Richard Maude considers the implications of the complete collapse of defense diplomacy between the US and China.
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    How AI Can Even the Climate Playing Field

    Maxwell Gomera shows how artificial intelligence can strengthen low-income countries' hand in global negotiations.
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    Strengthening the Global Balance Sheet

    Olivia White, et al. outline four medium-term scenarios for the world economy, each implying dramatically different outcomes.
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    The Ukraine-Russia Culture War

    Yuriy Gorodnichenko & Ilona Sologoub survey the heated battles that have been playing out far from the physical battlefield.

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