09:00 AM - 01:30 PM
On September 19, UMG will launch an international conference for freedom of information in North Korea in partnership with NED. UMG will shed light on the black box of North Korea’s media environment and explore emerging opportunities for access, while defectors share their firsthand experience of life in North Korea and the transformative impact foreign content had on their lives.
11:00 AM - 12:00 PM
Please join the International Forum for Democratic Studies for a one-on-one discussion with Bethany Allen to discuss her book and the wider implications of China’s international economic coercion.
02:00 PM - 03:00 PM
Please join the International Forum for Democratic Studies, J.R. Mailey, Andrea Ngombet, and Jodi Vittori for a discussion on how two global authoritarian powers, Russia and China, provide surge capacity to kleptocratic networks in Africa.