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Jun 8, 2018

Discussion on communal violence, security threats, and elections in Mali

By Africa Center

On Friday, June 8, the Atlantic Council’s Africa Center, in collaboration with the Simon-Skjodt Center for the Prevention of Genocide at the United States Holocaust Memorial Museum (USHMM), hosted a discussion on USHMM’s new report: Regions at Risk: Preventing Mass Atrocities in Mali. The event featured the report’s authors, Mr. Ibrahim Yahaya Ibrahim, early warning […]

Africa
Conflict

2018 Elections in Latin America

Jun 7, 2018

#ElectionWatch: Down Ballot Bots in Mexico

By Donara Barojan

Researchers have observed the use of bots for the purpose of promoting candidates, campaign materials, and opposition research for Mexico's election.

Disinformation
Elections

2018 Elections in Latin America

Jun 7, 2018

#ElectionWatch: Fraud Claims in Colombia

By Jose Luis Peñarredonda

After the first round in Colombia’s presidential election, citizens shared claims on social media of ballot tampering in favor of candidate Iván Duque.

Colombia
Disinformation

MENASource

Jun 6, 2018

Elections in Libya: No alternative?

By Karim Mezran

Many sensible, rational, and fundamentally correct objections have been raised by members of the press, regional experts, and NGOs.

Elections
Libya

MENASource

Jun 6, 2018

Turkey’s election: Anything is possible

By Aaron Stein

After sixteen years in power, Turkey’s Justice and Development Party (AKP) is facing a serious challenge from an allied opposition in the run-up to the June 24 national election. In a first, Turkish voters will head to the polls that Sunday to vote on candidates for parliament and the presidency. The election is the first […]

Elections
Rule of Law

2018 Elections in Latin America

May 27, 2018

#ElectionWatch: Russian bots in Mexico?

By Ben Nimmo

In the buildup to Mexico’s presidential election on July 1, reports have been circulating of “Russian bots” amplifying political messaging in Mexico.

Disinformation
Elections

MENASource

May 24, 2018

Is Tunisia’s glass half empty or half full?

By Karim Mezran & Erin A. Neale

The recent round of elections in Tunisia is further proof of what has been demonstrated across the region and world: that holding elections is not an elixir, but rather a first step upon which to build a strongly rooted democracy.

Democratic Transitions
Elections

Event Recap

May 23, 2018

Discussion with the Congolese opposition

By Africa Center

On Wednesday, May 23, the Atlantic Council’s Africa Center hosted a discussion with Mr. Moïse Katumbi Chapwe, former governor of Katanga Province and leader of Ensemble pour le changement, a new political movement in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC), and Mr. Félix Tshisekedi, president of the Union pour la démocratie et le progrès social (UDPS), […]

Africa
Democratic Republic of the Congo

Event Recap

May 17, 2018

Conference Call – Venezuela’s sham electoral event: Preparing for May 20 and what comes next

On Thursday, May 17, the Atlantic Council’s Adrienne Arsht Latin America Center held a timely conference call to discuss Venezuela’s May 20 electoral event with Juan Andrés Mejía, Representative of the State of Miranda in Venezuela’s National Assembly, and Phil Gunson, Andes Project Senior Analyst at the International Crisis Group. Below is the full transcript.  […]

Elections
Latin America

Press Release

May 17, 2018

Atlantic Council’s Digital Forensic Research Lab Partners with Facebook to Combat Disinformation in Democratic Elections

By Atlantic Council

The Atlantic Council’s DFRLab announced a partnership with Facebook to independently monitor disinformation and other vulnerabilities in elections globally.

Disinformation
Elections

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