Author: Dakoda Trithara

Dakoda Trithara is an Assistant Professor of Political Science at the University of South Carolina Aiken, specializing in international relations and comparative politics. His research interests include examining how various global actors contend with digital rights and issues of access, content moderation, and data privacy. He teaches classes on global digital politics, international relations, and US foreign policy.

From Counterterrorism to Content Moderation: How the War on Terror Shaped Online Political Discourse

The post-9/11 War on Terror produced legal and technical infrastructure designed to monitor communications and suppress terrorist propaganda. Meta's content moderation practices, shaped by post-9/11 counterterrorism policies, have led to collateral censorship that conflates legitimate political discourse with support for terrorism, undermining freedom of expression globally.

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The First 100 Days of Trump 2.0: A Foreign Policy Assessment

The first 100 days of President Trump's second term marks a departure from established US foreign policy, focusing on dismantling international aid and agreements. His administration’s actions, including cuts to USAID and skepticism toward NATO, jeopardize global partnerships. Trump's approach favors unilateralism and transactional relations over multilateral cooperation, risking America's leadership and security in an increasingly authoritarian world.

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