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Defending democracy at home. Combating authoritarianism abroad. Highlighting how they’re connected. Check out Garry Kasparov's new Substack: https://thenextmove.substack.com/p/garry-kasparov-launching-the-next-move
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Register today to join RDI at the Frontlines of Freedom Conference in DC, Dec. 9-10 ⤵️
Invitation to FOFCON 2025: December 9-10th
Join us for RDI’s Dec 9–10 Frontlines of Freedom Conference unites global voices to fight authoritarianism and strengthen democracy.
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November 25, 2025 at 10:07 PM
In the latest edition of FOFCON Pod, RDI Frontline Fellow Rushan Abbas joins @jaynordlinger.bsky.social for a powerful and essential conversation on the fight for Uyghur freedom, China’s ongoing abuses, and what those in the free world can do to defend freedom.
FOFCON Pod: The Fight for Uyghur Freedom
Rushan Abbas speaks out on China’s repression and the global fight for Uyghur freedom.
www.thenextmove.org
November 25, 2025 at 10:07 PM
On the first episode of FOFCON Pod, RDI Founder @garrykasparov.bsky.social joins @jaynordlinger.bsky.social to talk about a big chess anniversary, the intersection of Russian history and democracy, Putin’s useful idiots in America, and meeting Gorbachev.
FOFCON Pod: When Garry Met Gorby
Garry Kasparov talks chess, America’s Putin apologists, and meeting the last Soviet leader.
www.thenextmove.org
November 25, 2025 at 10:07 PM
But can Trump’s tactics actually deliver lasting peace to the region?

Ksenia Svetlova traces the position of Hamas, the fragile truce, and the still-unanswered questions of the future of Palestine.
I Met Hamas’s Founders. The Palestinian Terror Group Can’t Surrender in Gaza.
Hamas accepted Trump's Gaza ceasefire out of necessity, not conviction. Here's what the group's position means for the future of Palestine.
www.thenextmove.org
November 20, 2025 at 7:31 PM
Read Part I of @jaynordlinger.bsky.social’s notes from the Berlin Freedom Conference—where activists and dissidents take center stage to remind us that freedom can never be taken for granted, and it must always be defended.
In ‘The City of Freedom,’ Part I
Notes on the Berlin Freedom Conference.
www.thenextmove.org
November 20, 2025 at 6:17 PM