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

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.

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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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December 04, 2017

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.

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