ABOUT THE EVENT Ethiopia is experiencing a sense of great optimism for a democratic opening. Since becoming Prime Minister on April 2, Abiy Ahmed has promised, and in some cases taken steps to implement, political and economic reforms. The Ethiopian government lifted the State of Emergency,...

Panel 2: About the event In recent years, China and Russia have invested significant...

Authoritarian regimes are increasingly using the openness of democratic societies as a vehicle to consolidate and expand their power at home and abroad. The prevailing wisdom during much of the post-Cold War period assumed that authoritarian regimes’...

About the Event In March 2018, Russia's presidential elections will almost certainly result in a fourth term for Vladimir Putin. Putin's third term as president has been marked not only by Russia's invasion and occupation of Ukraine and the...