Christopher Walker

Vice President, Center for European Policy Analysis, on democracy and security, emerging tech, authoritarian influence, sharp power. Opinions, my own.

[Christopher Walker @Walker_CT]

.@FukuyamaFrancis calls 'Defending Democracy in an Age of Sharp Power' a "must read for anyone concerned about trends in global democracy"-@JoDemocracy book on threats from modern forms of authoritarian influence, and what free societies can do in response https://t.co/7Ik1WfjX5n

[Christopher Walker @Walker_CT]

@business …in an unanticipated twist, the authoritarian regimes turned the tables on the democracies. Rather than reforming, most of these repressive regimes have deepened their authori-
tarianism. And now they are turning it outward https://t.co/4zvFuqwKUz

[Michael Kovrig @MichaelKovrig]

Beijing’s overseas police stations were part of something much bigger. A new @SafeguardDefend's report maps the PRC’s system for monitoring and controlling Chinese diaspora communities, including in Canada. 🧵1/9 🔗👇🏻

[Christopher Walker @Walker_CT]

@NikkeiAsia Kremlin orders Russia European businesses seized

https://t.co/7gIf0X1Wn6

[Christopher Walker @Walker_CT]

In this @TheNatlInterest article “How China’s Sharp Power Chills Global Free Speech" I argue China continues exploiting asymmetry between free and unfree systems, placing free ones at a strategic disadvantage. The Kylian Mbappé episode is part of a pattern https://t.co/X2YGg6EIQG

[Christopher Walker @Walker_CT]

@alexsjoeberg virkningerne af skarp magt

[Christopher Walker @Walker_CT]

The expanding shadow war that @cepa has spotlighted is a concerted campaign- a threat that spans geographies and domains. Any response from free societies therefore requires greater cross-domain cohesion, must be systematic, consistent

[CEPA @cepa]

“These attacks are often viewed as temporary or opportunistic hybrid actions, but they’re not.”

@Walker_CT argues sabotage, drone incursions, cyberattacks, and targeted violence act as a concerted campaign designed to degrade an opponent without provoking a military response. Together, they are global shadow war.

https://t.co/dbcHXJOJyG

[Christopher Walker @Walker_CT]

@cnni They both are contending with the exertion of sharp power https://t.co/KlEcY6TzOw

[Christopher Walker @Walker_CT]

@Shelby_Wilder @NEWSMAX Russia’s media imperialism has extensive roots https://t.co/iMd3Ej0I63

[Ostap Yarysh @OstapYarysh]

‼️ @Shelby_Wilder from Kyiv on @NEWSMAX as the channel covers the evacuation from Oleshky:

"Newsmax crew is in Oleshky to be independent observers. But we have to make no mistake to give context to the situation.

Russia is using this humanitarian operation as a propaganda opportunity. Moscow wants to portray itself as the rescuer of civilians in a city that it occupies. One it has destroyed and plunged into this humanitarian crisis. And we need to be clear: Russia controls what we are going to be allowed to see.

Moscow appears to have brought in numerous Russian media compared to just the one American news outlet. Because of that, our team is not is not going to have an unrestricted picture of life under Russian occupation. The people that we could speak to very well could be under duress, and Russian authorities are showing us what they want the world to see. That is essential when we're going to be evaluating the first images and reports that are coming out of Oleshky.

But nonetheless, the fact that civilians are being evacuated and offer this humanitarian aid this is historic. This has been brokered by the White House, and this is a significant point in the war. We're seeing a localized ceasefire between Russia and Ukraine continue to hold to enable this operation to take place. We are again tracking the developments coming out of Oleshky today. All eyes are on this ceasefire, and we will certainly keep you posted."

[Christopher Walker @Walker_CT]

With Halloween upon us, zombie election observers remain “quite prevalent globally”, as @sarahsunnbush @christinakcc @laurenrprather spotlight in this incisive @TheNatlInterest article
https://t.co/R6pN6kKqam

[CEPA @cepa]

“If a country of 40 million has been able to push back on Russia, a continent of 450 million people, one of the richest places on earth, surely has a way to do that.”

Gabrielius Landsbergis on what gives him confidence that Europe can answer Russia’s shadow war.

https://t.co/pjWeoWGOO9

[Christopher Walker @Walker_CT]

@AFP “What is Sharp Power?”
https://t.co/KlEcY6TzOw

[Yaroslav Trofimov @yarotrof]

A massacre in the Dnipro passenger railway station today. A guided Russian drone targeted a crowded platform, killing at least 13 people and injuring many others, as per city officials.
But diesel. But Russia wants peace. But don’t you dare hit their refineries.

[Christopher Walker @Walker_CT]

@VNiquet This episode just latest of long list including professional sports, education, publishing, entertainment & more-the sharp edge of CCP influence aiming to induce censorship and compliance. Powerful institutions in free societies still struggle to deal with https://t.co/KlEcY6U7E4

[Christopher Walker @Walker_CT]

@dw_chinese Was ist Sharp Power?
https://t.co/TtAAWHJusX

[François Valentin @Valen10Francois]

This whole Mbappe/China story reminds me of this all-time Reagan classic joke

[Christopher Walker @Walker_CT]

@franceinfo Qu’est-ce que le « sharp power » ?
https://t.co/KlEcY6U7E4

[Christopher Walker @Walker_CT]

@lukedepulford An age of sharp power

[Luke de Pulford @lukedepulford]

We live an age of sharp power where seats at the table are not given, but taken. Taiwan should use its considerable leverage to push back against Beijing’s progressive exclusion, with international support.

[Christopher Walker @Walker_CT]

@ulrichspeck In a sharp power context, Moscow's strategy focuses on undermining the prestige, credibility, and moral authority of the United States and leading Western democracies. This effort is in high gear right now.

[CEPA @cepa]

Russia’s Ministry of Control | "The Ministry of Digital Development has been undergoing major and unsettling changes." @AndreiSoldatov and @IrinaBorogan https://t.co/KaraXQ256x