"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.
The 'Dictator's Endgame': Explaining Military Behavior in...
03:00 PM - 04:30 PM
Scholar and civil-military relations expert Aurel Croissant discusses explanations for the varying outcomes of dictators' endgames in the period from 1946 to 2014 and examines how military decisions impact post-revolt regime dynamics.
“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...
Forum Q&A: Aurel Croissant on Coups, Civil-Military Relations, and...
Shanthi Kalathil of the International Forum for Democratic Studies spoke with Aurel Croissant about his research on civil-military relations and its implications for understanding recent events in Zimbabwe.
14th Annual Seymour Martin Lipset Lecture: The Populist...
06:00 PM - 08:30 PM
William Galston, the Ezra K. Zilkha Chair in Governance Studies and Senior Fellow, presented the 14th annual Seymour Martin Lipset Lecture on Democracy in the World at the Embassy of Canada.
Forum Q&A: Jonathon Morgan on Tracking Digital Disinformation
Dean Jackson of the International Forum for Democratic Studies spoke with Jonathon Morgan about what can be learned from the fight against online extremism to craft solutions to the challenges of digital disinformation.
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.
The Big Question: What Is the Relationship Between Kleptocracy and Authoritarianism?
The International Forum for Democratic Studies asked five leading experts about the relationship between authoritarianism and kleptocracy.
Journal of Democracy October 2017 Issue: What is Putinism?
The October 2017 issue features six essays on Russia's autocracy, a debate on Iran's 2017 elections, other essays on social media and democracy, constitutionalism in Asia, and more.
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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