March 2019

the road to digital unfreedom

RECENT POWER 3.0 PODCASTS

Recent episodes from the International Forum’s new podcast feature Andrea Kendall-Taylor on “Curbing Authoritarian Influence in Europe,” Moises Naim on “The Intersection of Globalization and Polarization,” and Marc F. Plattner on “Democracy and the Illiberal Temptation.”

15TH ANNUAL LIPSET LECTURE

Anwar Ibrahim, President of the People’s Justice Party of Malaysia, presented the Fifteenth Annual Seymour Martin Lipset Lecture on Democracy in the World on February 11, speaking on the topic of “Confronting Authoritarianism.”

“SAFEGUARDING DEMOCRACIES AGAINST AUTHORITARIAN SHARP POWER“

Writing for the January 2019 issue of Policy Options, Christopher Walker, NED’s Vice President for Studies and Analysis, assesses the risk posed to multiple sectors by autocratic regimes capable of exerting influence beyond their national borders in an era of hyper-globalization.

Newsss MARCH 2019 DEMOCRACY RESEARCH News Newsss

The latest issue of Democracy Research News highlights regional research from members of the global Network of Democracy Research Institutes. To submit comments or to inquire about joining the Network, please write to Melissa Aten.

EVENT: DIGITAL MIGRATION AND THE DEMOCRATIZATION OF AFRICA’S INFORMATION SPACE

On February 14, Reagan-Fascell Fellow George Sarpong examined the approaches to digital migration on the African continent, and explored how migration strategies could undermine democratic principles. He is also featured in a Forum Q&A on “Defending Media Freedom During Ghana’s Digital Migration.”

EVENT: THE STRUGGLE TO ACHIEVE PUBLIC MEDIA REFORM IN UKRAINE

On January 24, Reagan-Fascell Fellow Kyrylo Loukorenko presented on the role of public media in Ukraine’s democracy and the challenges it faces to becoming a strong and stable institution. Read more from Kyrylo in his Forum Q&A on “Public Service Media as a Model for a New Ukraine.”

 MORE FROM THE FORUM:   

• Reagan-Fascell Fellow Ladan Boroumand‘s event “A Crisis of Legitimacy in the Islamic Republic of Iran Forty Years after the Revolution.”
• Power 3.0 Post: Peter Kreko on “‘Conformation Bias’: Political Tribalism as a Driver of Disinformation.”
• Reagan-Fascell Fellow Ko Bo Kyi on “The Case for Penal Reform in Burma.”
• “Does Technology Favor Tyranny?” The Forum’s Larry Diamond, Shanthi Kalathil, and Marc Plattner weigh in.
• Reagan-Fascell Fellow George Sarpong on “Beyond Jolloff Wars: Chinese Influence on African Media Freedoms.”
• Writing for NED’s Democracy Digest, Jeremie Langlois on “Why Iran’s Islamic Republic hates Wednesdays.”

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