Pre-Release: “What Is ‘Sharp Power’?” by Christopher...
In the July 2018 issue of the Journal of Democracy, Christopher Walker defines the pervasive threat of “sharp power,” or authoritarian influence efforts that seek to pierce, penetrate, and perforate the...
Journal of Democracy April 2018 Issue: China in Xi’s New Era
The April 2018 issues features an eight-article cluster on China in Xi's new era, two essays on the roots and implications of populism's global ascent, and more.
China in Xi’s New Era: Redefining Development by Shanthi Kalathil...
In the April 2018 issue of the Journal of Democracy, Shanthi Kalathil describes how China’s growth-without-liberalization agenda is changing the conversation on development.
Christopher Walker Testifies Before USCC on “China’s Relations...
Christopher Walker testified before the U.S.-China Economic and Security Review Commission on "sharp power" and the Chinese government's influence efforts in Europe and the Asia Pacific.
Shanthi Kalathil Testifies Before HFAC Sub-Committee on Asia and the Pacific...
Shanthi Kalathil testified in front of the House Foreign Affairs Sub-Committee on Asia and the Pacific on the implications of increasing Chinese influence for freedom of expression within democracies around...
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...
"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.
“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...
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.
Globalization Chinese-Style: A JoD Book Review
Forum director Shanthi Kalathil reviews Nadege Rolland's "China's Eurasian Century? Political and Strategic Implications of the Belt and Road Initiative" in the Journal of Democracy October 2017 issue.
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