The Internet and State Control

A new Carnegie Endowment working paper finds that, contrary to conventional
wisdom, the Internet does not necessarily spell the demise of authoritarian
rule. Examining the cases of China and Cuba, Shanthi Kalathil and Taylor C.
Boas, two Carnegie information revolution experts, show that authoritarian
regimes can actually maintain control over the Internet s political impact
and benefit from the technology. Read the full text at:
http://www.ceip.org/pubs