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Talking to human rights leaders, re-energizing the international human rights community during a time of upheaval

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Talking to human rights leaders, re-energizing the international human rights community during a time of upheaval

    Behind the curtain: Beijing’s role in Russia’s invasion of Ukraine'

    Behind the curtain: Beijing’s role in Russia’s invasion of Ukraine'

    In the lead up to the Montreal International Security Summit on China and the Indo-Pacific, which will take place on 16-17 October, MIGS hosted a X Spaces discussion with Maria Shagina (Diamond-Brown Senior Research Fellow, IISS) and Dr Justyna Szczudlik (Head of Asia Pacific Programme, PISM). This is a podcast episode version of the discussion. 

    • 31 min
    China’s Digital Silk Road: from technology to repression

    China’s Digital Silk Road: from technology to repression

    In the lead up to the Montreal International Security Summit, which will take place on 16-17 October, MIGS hosted a X Spaces discussion on China and the Indo-Pacific with Michael Caster (Asia Digital program Manager, Article 19). 

    • 24 min
    APT31: the Chinese hacking group behind a global cyber espionage campaign

    APT31: the Chinese hacking group behind a global cyber espionage campaign

    In the lead up to the Montreal International Security Summit, which will take place on 16-17 October, MIGS is hosting a series of X Spaces discussions on China and the Indo-Pacific.
    We spoke to EU MEP Reinhard Bütikofer (the Greens) and Canadian MP John McKay (Liberal Party) about the APT31, a China-nexus cyber espionage group behind a large-scale cyber espionage campaign against parliamentarians and activists. 

    • 28 min
    Transnational Repression: The Long Arm of Authoritarianism

    Transnational Repression: The Long Arm of Authoritarianism

    In the lead up to the Montreal International Security Summit, which will take place on 16-17 October, MIGS is hosting a series of X Spaces discussions on China and the Indo-Pacific. 
    In this discussion, we speak with Laura Harth (Digital Defenders) and Luke de Pulford (Inter-Parliamentary Alliance on China) about the Chinese government's transnational repression around the globe and what democratic governments should do to confront this challenge.
    This series of discussion is produced thanks to the support of the Konrad Adenauer Stiftung Canada.

    • 30 min
    Safeguarding Democracy: Exposing China's Foreign Interference

    Safeguarding Democracy: Exposing China's Foreign Interference

    In the lead up to the Montreal International Security Summit, which will take place on 16-17 October, MIGS is hosting a series of X Spaces discussions on China and the Indo-Pacific.
    On 24 April, MIGS hosted Chinese-Canadian journalist and human rights activist Sheng Xue and Canadian journalist Sam Cooper to discuss China's foreign interference campaigns in Canada. The discussion was moderated by Kyle Matthews, MIGS' Executive Director.
    With the support of the Konrad Adenauer Stiftung Canada.
     

    • 34 min
    Is TikTok a Security Threat?

    Is TikTok a Security Threat?

    MIGS, in collaboration with Konrad Adenauer Stiftung Canada, hosted a X/Twitter Spaces discussion titled “Is Tiktok a Security Threat?” featuring Charles Burton (Senior Fellow, Sinopsis), Conor Healy (Director of Government Research, IPVM), and Chung Ching Kwong (Senior Analyst, IPAC). Tune in to this great episode.

    • 34 min

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