List of Media articles
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Two Afghan women in blue burqas walk past the gated embassy building. The Islamic State Has a New Target: Russia
The group’s Afghanistan branch is capitalizing on the Russia-Ukraine war to recruit, fundraise, and incite violence.
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A photo taken on October 21, 2020 shows the logos of Google, Facebook, Twitter, TikTok, Snapchat, and Instragram on a computer screen in Lille, France. Social Media Is Now a Financial WMD
The finance sector is adjusting to a world where a single tweet can trigger a catastrophic bank run.
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A close-up view of a TV camera is shown in front of a large, green RT logo. Russia’s Disinformation Machine Has a Middle East Advantage
Russian state-run media outlets have spread the Kremlin’s Ukraine war narrative effectively in the region.
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Chinese President Xi Jinping delivers a virtual speech during the Forum on China-Africa Cooperation in Dakar, Senegal, on Nov. 29, 2021. China Is Tweaking Its Propaganda for African Audiences
A concerted media campaign has not done much for Beijing’s image.
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The TikTok logo is displayed in front of a TikTok office in Culver City, California. Is This TikTok’s Huawei Moment?
As bans of the video app pile up around the world, the question is how far the U.S.—and its allies—will go.
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Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov holds a press conference at United Nations headquarters in New York on Sept. 24, 2022. America Is Still Losing the Information War
Washington urgently needs a 21st-century communication strategy.
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Book cover for Politics of the Marvel Cinematic Universe What the Marvel Cinematic Universe Can Teach Us About Geopolitics
One is a fantasy with roots in World War II. The other boasts Spider-Man.
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Earthquake survivors living in tent cities in Turkey charge their phones. Turkey Tests Elon Musk’s Grasp of Twitter
The deadly earthquake has forced the billionaire to face his biggest test of Twitter's global responsibility thus far—but it won’t be his last.
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Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi and Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg attend a town hall meeting. Modi Is Muzzling Big Tech
Silicon Valley has spent years courting India, but its companies face an increasingly tricky censorship minefield in the world’s largest democracy.
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A young man holding a phone casts a shadow as he walks by an ad for social media company TikTok in Berlin. What TikTok Has on You
The social media app’s data collection practices are not unlike its competitors’, but its links to China add a sinister layer to the debate.
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An illustration shows icons for social media platforms Mastodon, Koo, and Post falling over a descending Twitter bird icon. Après Twitter, the Deluge?
The social network is global, but what comes next may not be.
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Adani Group Chairman, Gautam Adani smiles after addressing the media in Ahmedabad on July 21, 2009. India’s Free Press Just Became Less Free
The country’s richest man has bought its last independent television channel—and made an enemy of its biggest star.
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A large screen shows a news report about Chinese President Xi Jinping. China Wants Your Attention, Please
Beijing’s massive expansion of state media hasn’t quite worked as planned. But watch out for Xinhua’s growing global deals.
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Saharawi festivalgoers gather to watch a nighttime FiSahara screening at Auserd refugee camp in the Western Sahara. The World’s Most Remote Film Festival
Deep in the Algerian desert, a Sahrawi-run event puts Western Sahara’s struggle for liberation on the big screen.
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An illustration shows the Twitter logo displayed on a mobile phone with Elon Musk in the background on Nov. 19. What We Lose if We Lose Twitter
Twitter’s destruction would be a geopolitical catastrophe not only for the United States but also for the democratic world.
