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.
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...
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