"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.
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