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Data for analysts and researchers focused on China, Russia, Iran, and North Korea: https://focusdataproject.com. Here we highlight some of the related research - let us know if you would like your work included!
Big thank you to the team at @justsecurity.org for all of their help on our latest paper: www.justsecurity.org/146224/autho...
Authoritarians Keep Telling Us What They Fear. We Should Listen.
Research shows, more than military strikes or sanctions, authoritarians fear independent media, anti-censorship tech, and civil society.
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North Korean Public Diplomacy: How Pyongyang Discusses Unification for International Audiences ... While much of the published research based on our data sits within IR and political science, this new book chapter on North Korea highlights an area studies example. link.springer.com/chapter/10.1...
North Korean Public Diplomacy: How Pyongyang Discusses Unification for International Audiences
Drawing on strategic narrative analysis and Joseph Nye’s soft power framework, this chapter explores how North Korea seeks to influence international opinion and compete with South Korean and We...
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Contemporary #deterrence scholarship remains focused on military instruments, often neglecting the strategic utility of diplomacy, information, or economic statecraft. Our recent #China study addresses this gap through a new methodology for analyzing authoritarians: www.cambridge.org/core/journal...
China, DIME, and innovative deterrence methodology: How authoritarian states react to deterrence activities through information | European Journal of International Security | Cambridge Core
China, DIME, and innovative deterrence methodology: How authoritarian states react to deterrence activities through information
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Demokratizatsiya: Sentiment Shifts and a New Approach to Strategic Narratives Analysis: Russian Rhetoric on Ukraine How do countries' strategic narratives evolve during conflicts? Are changes in sentiment in diplomatic communication related to kinetic developments? muse.jhu.edu/pub/280/arti...
Focusdata: Foreign Policy through Language and Sentiment States routinely translate state media & official statements into English. Over time this data can offer a window into the state. Here we offer years of such articles from #NorthKorea, #China, #Russia, & #Iran: academic.oup.com/fpa/article/...
Focusdata: Foreign Policy through Language and Sentiment
Abstract. Countries routinely translate official statements and state media articles from native languages to English. Over time, these articles provide a
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