Combating

• The Atlantic Council's Freedom and Prosperity Center released a report outlining a democracy assistance agenda for 2026-2028 to combat anti-US regimes. • The publication serves as the conclusion to "The future of democracy assistance" series, focusing on actionable policies to promote global democratic governance. • It draws parallels to the U.S. role three decades ago in transforming former Soviet bloc nations through the establishment of free elections and multiparty systems.

• French Prime Minister Sébastien Lecornu convened a cross-party meeting of political leaders on June 11 to address the growing threat of foreign digital interference. • The discussions focused on safeguarding electoral integrity, with officials noting that France is currently among the top three most targeted countries in Europe. • This initiative is critical as France prepares for the 2027 presidential election, which experts warn will be a primary target for cyber threats and disinformation.

Exclusive: Regime, which executed 243 people last year for drug offences, accused of investing in entertainment to whitewash its human rights recordThe acclaimed Australian film-maker Phillip Noyce is being paid by the Saudi regime to make a feature film portraying the repressive state’s narcotics officers as heroes.The Watchful Eyes, based on a real Saudi ministry of interior narcotics case, is billed as a dramatic depiction of the “heroism of security men in combating drugs”. Continue reading...