by Katherine Dolgenos | Apr 17, 2023 | Afghanistan
In April 2021, President Biden announced that the United States would unilaterally withdraw from Afghanistan. Although the war in Afghanistan was deeply unpopular by that point, the withdrawal itself generated controversy. A few months later, in July of 2021, just one...
by Katherine Dolgenos | Nov 25, 2022 | All, Asia, China, Democracy
Lin Qiming, a Chinese state security agent, had several creative suggestions for how to destroy Yan Xiong’s nascent congressional campaign in the Democratic primary for New York’s 10th District. In Mr. Lin’s conversations with a private investigator (PI) he had hired...
by Katherine Dolgenos | Mar 23, 2022 | All, Asia, China, Covid-19, Cybersecurity, Human Rights, Internet Law, National Security
After initially downplaying the COVID-19 pandemic and preventing medical professionals from speaking out, the Chinese government reversed course and acted swiftly to stop the virus from spreading. The government’s public health measures included extensive data...
by Katherine Dolgenos | Sep 13, 2021 | All, Iran, Middle East & North Africa, Public International Law, U.S. Foreign Policy
Celebrated Iran expert and political scientist Kaveh Afrasiabi was arrested at his home in Watertown, Massachusetts, on January 18, 2021. Law enforcement seized computers, a USB flash drive, CDs, DVDs, videotapes, physical documents in both Farsi and English, and...
