Author

Christopher Walker

CHRISTOPHER WALKER is Vice President at the Center for European Policy Analysis. Formerly a Vice President for Studies and Analysis at the National Endowment for Democracy, he is a co-editor of Defending Democracy in an Age of Sharp Power.

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How to Win the Shadow War With Russia

NATO Must Escalate to De-escalate

Samuel Greene and Christopher Walker

January 20, 2026

How China Exports Secrecy

Beijing’s Global Assault on Transparency and Open Government

Christopher Walker

July 11, 2023

The Long Arm of the Strongman

How China and Russia Use Sharp Power to Threaten Democracies

Christopher Walker and Jessica Ludwig

May 12, 2021

How Democracies Can Fight Authoritarian Sharp Power

New Laws Aren’t Enough

Christopher Walker, Shanthi Kalathil, and Jessica Ludwig

August 16, 2018

The Meaning of Sharp Power

How Authoritarian States Project Influence

Christopher Walker and Jessica Ludwig

November 16, 2017