Nate Schenkkan

Nate Schenkkan, a researcher focused on authoritarianism and transnational repression, discusses the alarming rise of global threats against exiled critics of oppressive regimes. He defines transnational repression and explains how shifts in power and technology contribute to this 'golden age' of repression. Schenkkan highlights the weaponization of migration systems and the misuse of international institutions like Interpol. He also emphasizes the complicity of democracies in eroding norms and offers crucial policy recommendations to protect vulnerable diasporas.

From February 5, 2021: Some countries don't just abuse their citizens within their own borders; increasingly, they target individuals after they have gone abroad. A range of nefarious acts play a role here, and together they make up a phenomenon called transnational repression.Nate Schenkkan, the director of research strategy at Freedom House, and Isabel Linzer, Freedom House's research analyst for technology and democracy, are the two authors of "Out of Sight, Not Out of Reach: Understanding Transnational Repression," a new report detailing the practice and Freedom House's research on the topic. David Priess sat down with them to discuss the variety of forms transnational repression can take; whom is targeted and why; examples from the governments of Russia, Saudi Arabia, China, Rwanda, and even Equatorial Guinea; and recommendations to buck this growing trend.Support this show http://supporter.acast.com/lawfare. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.