Ishan Sharma

Surveillance Technology & the Global Decline in Democracy December 22, 2021

As President Biden’s Summit of Democracy highlighted, it’s a dark time for democracy worldwide. Since 2020, the number of countries…

Beyond the Endless Frontier December 22, 2021

The American hallmark has always been its ingenuity, from the creation of the Internet to the rise of Silicon Valley. But for the last few decades, ingenuity has…

For a Decentralised Global Disinformation Research Cloud October 11, 2021

Let’s start by acknowledging the fact that the work proposed here is first and foremost a source of amazement: unfortunately, there is little doubt that the phenomena listed in the…

Countering China’s Monopolization of African Nations’ Digital Broadcasting Infrastructure August 16, 2021

The majority of people living in the African continent access their news and information from broadcasted television and radio. As African countries follow the directive from the International Telecommunication Union…

A Strategy to Blend Domestic and Foreign Policy on Responsible Digital Surveillance Reform February 19, 2021

Modern data surveillance has been used to systematically silence free expression, destroy political dissidents, and track ethnic minorities before placement in concentration camps. China’s surveillance-export system is providing a model…

A More Responsible Digital Surveillance Future February 19, 2021

At a time when democratic rule of law and human rights have weakened globally, emerging digital surveillance technologies have made the authoritarian model more accessible, stable, and competitive than ever before.