Transnational Bodies

New Opposition Leader Takes the Reins In Russia after Nalvany Poisoning

September 01, 2020

Following the almost fatal poisoning of long-time Russian opposition leader Alexei Nalvany, another well-known activist, Lyubov Sobol, has assumed the opposition leadership role.
Belarus Opposition Leaders Arrested Over Alleged Organization of Election Protests

August 26, 2020

In an effort to quell protests relating to the election of President Lukashenko, which Western governments believe involved gross irregularities, Belarus authorities have arrested two opposition party leaders who the authorities claim are organizing massive protests throughout the country.
The Hill: German Hospital Officials Confirm Poisoning of Russian Opposition Leader Navalny

August 26, 2020

Authorities from the German hospital to which Alexei Navalny, an anti-corruption activist and outspoken critic of Russian President Vladimir Putin, was sent for treatment last week have confirmed he was poisoned.
After Hagia Sophia, Erdogan Continues the Islamization of Turkey and Turns Another Church into a Mosque

August 24, 2020

Just weeks after President Erdogan turned Hagia Sophia into a Mosque, the Turkish leader continues his quest for the Islamization of his country, turning The Holy Savior in Chora, a Byzantine church decorated with 14th-century frescoes of the Last Judgement, into a mosque.
CATO: POLL: 62% of Americans Fear Sharing Their Political Views

August 19, 2020

A recent survey conducted by from the Washington, D.C.-based CATO Institute reveals the fear of a significant percentage of Americans that expressing their political opinions will negatively impact their employment opportunities and social life.
U.S. Military Battles Russian Disinformation Campaigns

August 18, 2020

The U.S. Military faces a new type of battlefield on Social Media, with major Russian disinformation efforts causing potential difficulties between allies and trust within the United States.
Atlantic Council: Ukraine Must Address Russia's Ongoing Aggression

August 15, 2020

According to the Atlantic Council, to address ongoing Russian aggression against Ukraine's sovereignty and territorial integrity, Ukrainian leaders should shift from "warfare" to "lawfare," unambiguously documenting the manner in which Russia has violated international law.
Bloomberg: Opinion: China Desires to Export its Surveillance State into the Democratic World

August 15, 2020

Johns Hopkins University Professor Hal Brands finds that America is the latest country to recognize that the People’s Republic of China has been building a high-tech surveillance state at home that may now have a global impact as the Chinese Communist Party attempts to stretch it's influence internationally through business and politics.
Hong Kong Pro-Democracy Media Owner Arrested Under New Security Law

August 12, 2020

In the wake of Hong Kong's new security law, government authorities arrested Jimmy Lai, the founder of Hong Kong’s pro-democracy newspaper Apple Daily, along with his two sons and four colleagues, and raided the paper’s headquarters on the grounds that the group was engaging in fraud and colluding with foreign governments to undermine national security.
U.S. Senator Seeks to Limit Use of Controversial 1619 Curriculum in Public Schools

August 10, 2020

U.S. Senator Tom Cotton (R-Ark.) has introduced legislation to prohibit the use of federal funds to teach the New York Times 1619 project curriculum, expressing concern that the series of essays, podcasts, and other media argues that America's founding and development is rooted in the 1619 appearance of African slaves in the British settlement at Jamestown, not in the natural law and republican democratic principles of 1776.