December 13, 2017

Shanthi Kalathil Testifies Before CECC on “The Long Arm of China:...

Shanthi Kalathil testified in front of the Congressional-Executive Commission on China on China's efforts to shape expression and communication globally and the negative implications this poses for democratic...

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December 06, 2017

"Sharp Power": Rising Authoritarian Influence

11:00 AM - 02:30 PM

Authors of the report, "Sharp Power": Rising Authoritarian Influence, discussed how authoritarian regimes employ "sharp" influence techniques to manipulate or distort the information that reaches target audiences, and how democracies can respond to these methods.

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December 05, 2017

“Sharp Power: Rising Authoritarian Influence”: New Forum Report

“Sharp Power: Rising Authoritarian Influence,” a report published by the International Forum for Democratic Studies, examines Chinese and Russian influence in four young democracies in Latin America and...

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November 16, 2017

The Meaning of Sharp Power: How Authoritarian States Project Influence

Christopher Walker and Jessica Ludwig discuss how Russia and China's authoritarian forms of overseas influence activities prompt a revisiting of "soft power" in an article published by Foreign Affairs. 

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