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Heidi J. S. Tworek

Assistant Professor of International History at University of British Columbia

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Three women displaced by the Russian invasion of Ukraine check their mobile phones at a refugee centre in Hungary.

The Russian invasion shows how digital technologies have become involved in all aspects of war

March 31, 2022Ukraine

Internet infrastructure disruption, targeted cyberattacks and the manipulation of disinformation during the Russian invasion of Ukraine all show that warfare now includes cyberwar strategies.

Sudanese people, seeking to revive a push for civilian rule in ongoing tumult since the overthrow of former President Omar al-Bashir more than two months ago, chant slogans and wave Sudanese flags during a demonstration in Khartoum, Sudan, June 21, 2019.

Government-imposed internet blackouts are a power move to suppress dissent

June 25, 2019Global Politics

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