Five Questions on Transnational Repression
Transnational surveillance and repression is a growing challenge to democracy. What is transnational repression exactly? …
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Five Questions on the State of Democracy in Europe
Over the last decade, the EU has been passive in the face of democratic backsliding…
Understanding Democratic Disenchantment in Rich and Poor Countries
Lindsay: A record number of elections are taking place around the world this year. And…
China’s AI Development Model in an Era of Technological Deglobalization
As strategic rivalry between Beijing and Washington centers on new technologies, a trend towards decoupling…
China’s Endless Frontier: “Organized Scientific Research” and the Quest for Technological Self-Reliance
Chinese President Xi Jinping has advocated for scientific and technological self-reliance amid increasing global tensions…
The Northeast Asia Cooperation Dialogue: Three Decades of Track 1.5 Diplomacy
The Northeast Asia Cooperation Dialogue (NEACD) convenes next week in Tokyo for the 32nd time.…
The Accelerator State: Small Firms Join the Fray of China’s Techno-Industrial Drive
China is creating an “accelerator state” through a multi-layered system to identify and fast track…
UC-National Labs Conference Explores How New Technologies are Changing International Security
On April 17 in Washington, DC, rising scholars from IGCC’s Postdoctoral Fellowship in Technology and…
UC Conference Spotlights a New Generation of International Relations Scholarship
Scholars from seven UC campuses convened on Friday, April 12, 2024 for the 7th annual…
Alumni Confidential: Idean Salehyan
Your work largely focuses on international and civil conflict, migration, and the intersection between politics…
Andrew Shaver
Andrew Shaver is an assistant professor of political science at the University of California, Merced.…
Five Questions on Growing Global Pessimism about Democracy
Much of IGCC’s work on illiberal regimes and international organizations assumes that advanced industrial democracies…
Looking For Explanations: Trauma, Politics, and Polarization
Lindsay: Natural disasters, mass shootings, terrorist attacks, oil spills, pandemics. We are inundated with information…
The Communist Party’s Steering of China’s Science, Technology, and Innovation System: Aspirations and Reality
In this policy brief, Anna L. Ahlers, founder and head of the Lise Meitner Research…
Huawei is Quietly Dominating China’s Semiconductor Supply Chain
In this policy brief, Antonia Hmaidi, Senior Analyst in the Science, Technology and Innovation Program…
Democracies and Autocracies are Contesting the Future of Multilateralism
The year 2024 is putting democracy to the test. Half of the world’s population has…
The United States and China are Competing in Techno-Security Space Innovation
Space, the monopoly of large state agencies during the Cold War, is now a locus…
Looking Ahead to the 7th Annual UC Conference on International Cooperation
Dr. Schneider, thank you for speaking with me. You and Leslie Johns, professor of political…
(Re)Centralization: How China is Balancing Central and Local Power in Science, Technology, and Innovation
China is centralizing its science and technology (S&T) sector while attempting to mitigate the costs…
Guangdong’s New R&D Institutes: China’s Regional Tool for Innovation and Technology Transfer
In pursuit of technological development, China has created new organizations to promote innovation. In this…