Nate Schenkkan

Nate Schenkkan is director for special research at Freedom House.

October 2025, Volume 36, Issue 4

The Golden Age of Transnational Repression

Authoritarian regimes are targeting exiles and diaspora communities in more places than ever before. Activists, journalists, and regular people living abroad must watch their backs, because these governments now have the power to suppress dissent even outside their borders.