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Weaponised Lawfare as Domestic and International Threat to Western Democracies

Weaponised Lawfare as Domestic and International Threat to Western Democracies

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The expansion of the role of the state in regulating an increasing range of individuals’ and private entities’ behaviour has led to a proliferation of lawfare that can frustrate the ability of governments to govern and, in turn, lessen their legitimacy.

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The UK and Canada Lead the West's Descent into Digital Authoritarianism

The UK and Canada Lead the West’s Descent into Digital Authoritarianism

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“The price of freedom is eternal vigilance.” Orwell’s 1984 warns we must resist this descent into digital authoritarianism—through petitions, protests, and demands for transparency—before a Western Great Firewall is erected, replicating China’s stranglehold that polices every keystroke and thought.

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