"Beijing Rules" with Bethany Allen
11:00 AM - 12:00 PM
Please join the International Forum for Democratic Studies for a one-on-one discussion with Bethany Allen to discuss her book and the wider implications of China’s international economic coercion.
Kleptocratic Cooperation in Africa: How Russia and China...
02:00 PM - 03:00 PM
Please join the International Forum for Democratic Studies, J.R. Mailey, Andrea Ngombet, and Jodi Vittori for a discussion on how two global authoritarian powers, Russia and China, provide surge capacity to kleptocratic networks in Africa.
Kleptocratic Cooperation in Africa: How Russia and China Undermine Democracy
TWEET | SHARE DOWNLOAD THE REPORT Authoritarian actors play a crucial role in enabling kleptocracy across sub-Saharan Africa. In a new International Forum report, J.R. Mailey (Global Initiative Against...
Forum Focus: June 2023
Monthly news from the National Endowment for Democracy‘s International Forum for Democratic Studies on global challenges facing democracy around the world. SHARE ON FACEBOOK | SHARE ON...
Defending the Global Human Rights System from Authoritarian Assault: How...
TWEET | SHARE DOWNLOAD THE REPORT Authoritarian influence in multilateral institutions is growing rapidly and poses a serious threat to democratic and human rights principles. Repressive governments have worked...
Countering Kleptocracy: May 8, 2023
The Countering Kleptocracy newsletter shines a light on how transnational kleptocracy serves as a vehicle for theft, repression, and influence for political elites—and how democracies can respond.
Digital Directions: April 13, 2023
Digital Directions is a curated newsletter from the International Forum on the evolving relationships among digital technologies, information integrity, and democracy.
Defining Global Challenges to Democracy
Ahead of the Summit for Democracy, the International Forum for Democratic Studies has released a series of four issue briefs that highlight several emerging global challenges to democracy.
The Digitalization of Democracy: How Technology Is Changing Government...
Featuring insights from Krzysztof Izdebski, Teona Turashvili, and Haykuhi Harutyunyan, this collection of essays offers new perspectives on the complex ways in which digitalization is transforming state accountability.
Countering Kleptocracy: March 27, 2023
The Countering Kleptocracy newsletter shines a light on how transnational kleptocracy serves as a vehicle for theft, repression, and influence for political elites—and how democracies can respond.
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