Dec 4, 2025 · China’s ruling Communist Party is using artificial intelligence to turbocharge the surveillance and control of its 1.4 billion citizens, with the technology reaching further into daily life,...

Aug 13, 2025 · As our contributors to this special section show, the authoritarian regimes of Central Asia also make use of technology-enabled surveillance to pre-empt dissent and consolidate executive …

Jul 8, 2025 · The export of Chinese surveillance technology to allied authoritarian regimes creates a multiplier effect. North Korea relies heavily on Chinese equipment for population control, while other …

Nov 25, 2025 · With 40% of the global surveillance camera market and over 70% of the drone market, China is expected to establish a new triad of surveillance technologies: drone units, robot dogs, and …

Jul 7, 2025 · While AI has countless applications, this paper focuses on its use in surveillance — specifically, how the CCP deploys AI to consolidate power and suppress dissent, thereby preserving …

Mar 12, 2026 · The Iranian protests, which erupted on December 28, 2025, primarily triggered by a severe economic crisis, revealed the extent of Iran’s reliance on Chinese-supplied advanced …

Feb 20, 2025 · This study examines the implementation of mass digital surveillance systems in China, analyzing the relationship between technological sophistication and effective social control.

We argue that authoritarian regimes confront an interesting concave trilemma that arises from the paradoxical relationship between surveillance and technology.

Feb 20, 2025 · Homegrown AI and other cutting-edge technology is boosting internal surveillance by the ruling Chinese Communist Party and expanding its overseas influence and infiltration operations, …

Nov 29, 2025 · We propose a two-layer Panopticon framework for digital surveillance. Dictators can directly surveil citizens. They can also surveil the frontline agents responsible for implementing …