Disinformation As Zimbabwe elections near, China is the dragon in the room How Zimbabweans vote on August 23 could have a critical impact on the race to control the global supply of rare metals feature Ranga Mberi
Disinformation How China became a global disinformation superpower Beijing is working to influence public opinion through state media’s partnership agreements abroad q&a Liam Scott
Disinformation Behind the carnivalesque energy at CPAC México, a serious bid to unite a fractured international far-right Ideological true-believers, Catholic nationalists and cross-border election-deniers gathered in Mexico City to hone an agenda and anoint a new conservative leader for Mexico dispatch Danielle Lee Tomson
Disinformation Ransomware attackers are going after schools Schools may not seem like a lucrative target for a cyberattack, but hackers are increasingly going after their vulnerable systems. It costs thousands of dollars to recover and disrupts the learning of millions of kids feature Caitlin Thompson
Disinformation Chinese government finds African scholarship students return home to tell of disturbing experiences China funds thousands of scholarships for African students to come to China, so they can tell “A good China story.” They are leaving China with a worse impression of the country than when they arrived. Is this soft power backfiring? feature Natasha Robinson
Disinformation Ukraine is winning the information war in the West. What about elsewhere? The West believes Zelensky is a PR mastermind and Putin is on the backfoot. In the rest of the world, that view looks different explainer Isobel Cockerell
Disinformation In Israel, ransomware attacks against private companies pose a new kind of national security threat Groups linked to Iran rattle Israeli confidence by seeking to cause panic and doubt through computer infiltrations feature Masho Lomashvili
Disinformation The rise of the geopolitical hack The residue of ransomware is infiltrating our psychology and pocketbooks. Is politics next? introduction Erica Hellerstein
Disinformation Ransomware could soon be about more than just money Ransomware has the potential to be a powerful geopolitical bargaining tool q&a Caitlin Thompson
Disinformation What does the Taliban’s takeover of Afghanistan mean for Central Asia? Afghanistan expert Jennifer Brick Murtazashvili on how regional relations could change amid the lack of a U.S. strategy q&a Mariam Kiparoidze
Disinformation Vietnamese and Latino micro-influencers fight against vaccine disinformation in San Jose A diverse community of Instagram and TikTok stars is the latest weapon in the war against Covid-19 feature Erica Hellerstein
Disinformation Kazakhstan is arresting protesters seeking information about missing relatives in Xinjiang Authorities in Almaty have moved to quell daily demonstrations outside the Chinese consulate feature Mariam Kiparoidze
Disinformation Putin's playbook: Strongmen around the world are using Russian tactics to quell dissent Leaders from Nicaragua to Egypt are using "foreign agent" laws to target overseas-backed NGOs and media roundup Coda Staff
Disinformation Fiverr's jobbing actors play a starring role in Pakistan's fake news business A network of Facebook accounts used gig workers to pose as news readers in a campaign backing the nation’s government and military feature Ramsha Jahangir
Disinformation Dubious Honors For years, authoritarian leaders have been garlanded with prestigious international awards by foreign governments and institutions. Why does this happen and what good does it do anyone? roundup Coda Staff