Across Latin America, democratic institutions face mounting pressure. In countries such as Venezuela, Nicaragua, and Cuba, authoritarian regimes have consolidated power, dismantled institutional checks and balances, and severely restricted fundamental freedoms while fueling much instability throughout the Western Hemisphere.  

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The 2025 Seymour Martin Lipset Lecture on Democracy in the World will be delivered by Leopoldo López, a Venezuelan prodemocracy activist and cofounder of the World Liberty Congress.

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The National Endowment for Democracy hosts a discussion on how authoritarian regimes deploy censorship and “sharp power” tactics to silence free expression worldwide—and how democracies can respond.

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