BOOK EVENT 📚 | Join Christopher Walker and Will Dobson for a seminar on the new Journal of Democracy book, Defending Democracy in an Age of Sharp Power, hosted by Stanford CDDRL FSI Stanford.

📆 April 25, 2024
🕛 12 PM PT
📍 Virtual

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Panel April 18: “Defending Democracy in an Age of Sharp Power” with all star lineup Dr Alina Polyakova CEPA Glenn Tiffert Hoover Institution Eric Lob FIU - PIR, Christopher Walker Forum @ NED NEDemocracy, Jessica Adler, part of FIU Green School Conference on Global Democracy buff.ly/3KtzHQE

Vladimir Kara-Murza was sentenced to 25 years in prison for criticizing the Putin regime and the Russian war in Ukraine. Join us in calling for the release of Kara-Murza and other political prisoners held by the Kremlin for supporting a free and democratic Russia. #FreeKaraMurza

NED congratulates Roya Boroumand, co-founder and executive director of NED partner Abdorrahman Boroumand Center for Human Rights in Iran Abdorrahman Boroumand Center, who was recognized with the ASIL Goler T. Butcher medal for promoting human rights in Iran. ned.org/ned-partner-re…

A long term aim of creating an alternate universe: “By constructing fake political parties and phony social movements, as well as pseudo news media and GONGOS, autocrats simulate democratic institutions to prevent authentic democracy from ever taking root” washingtonpost.com/opinions/welco…

See this superb discussion on opportunities and challenges afforded by digital technologies, featuring Beth Kerley Forum @ NED Sarah Moulton National Democratic Institute Jared Ford International Republican Institute moderated by Maura Policelli, part of Keough School of Global Affairs symposium on digital democracy youtube.com/watch?v=HYwVf-…

According to #JosephSiegle Africa Center, 'a positive democratic narrative should advance a vision for a rules-based, democratic world order with all its attendant benefits.'

Learn more about how democracies can counter authoritarian narratives: buff.ly/494jGtN

The reintroduction of a Russian-style foreign agents law almost a year after it was rejected by the Georgian people is an attempt to vilify civil society and is inconsistent with Georgia’s efforts to join the Euro-Atlantic community of democracies.

I’m looking forward to taking part in the panel on April 18 “Defending Democracy in an Age of Sharp Power” with ace lineup Dr Alina Polyakova CEPA Glenn Tiffert Hoover Institution Eric Lob FIU - PIR and Jessica Adler, part of FIU Green School Conference on Global Democracy sipa.fiu.edu/news-events/ev…

Our 2024 #HurfordYouth Fellows are here! Welcome Celine Samson from #ThePhilippines , Christine Magoma Oumar from #Kenya , Ezaldeen Abushaar from #Yemen , and Oleksandra Zurian from #Ukraine .

Learn more about them here: movedemocracy.org/strengthening-…

🔎 How can investigative journalists use generative AI in their reporting?

In CIMA's latest blog, Luiz Fernando Toledo (Datafixers.org) explores how generative AI holds potential to significantly scale access & analysis of data needed for investigative journalism: buff.ly/3Pshuou #MediaDev

Iria Puyosa Marivi Marín Vázquez Adam Fivenson In the latest Power 3.0 episode, Ksenia Iliuk sat down with John K Glenn and Adam Fivenson to discuss the state of Russia’s information operations and the Ukrainian response, with a focus on the use of artificial intelligence and cross-sectoral collaboration: buff.ly/3UJvJZm

'The CCP’s position that non-governmental entities...simply have little to no legitimacy holds enormous implications for independent civil society beyond China’s borders' - Kevin Sheives Forum @ NED in The Diplomat thediplomat.com/2024/04/de-ris…

Interested in learning more about digital norms and authoritarian exploitation? Check out DemocracyResourceCtr's curated list on the topic featuring work from Forum @ NED, Journal of Democracy, and CIMA, and view highlighted resources below🧵: buff.ly/3RBtJPQ

The Kremlin’s political theater shouldn’t be mistaken for an election or symbol of stability. It’s a sign of Putin’s weakness and the country’s descent into a deeper tyranny.

Read this #onlineexclusive by Damon M. Wilson to learn more:
journalofdemocracy.org/online-exclusi…

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APPLY NOW – CEPA’s 2024 Denton Fellowship is an excellent opportunity for next-gen leaders from Central and Eastern Europe to build meaningful relationships to strengthen the US-CEE relationship. buff.ly/3v9dhLR

Jewgenij Prigoschin ist tot, aber der Expansionsdrang der russischen Söldnergruppe auf dem afrikanischen Kontinent ist auch ohne ihren Anführer ungebremst. Von Broell und Friedrich Schmidt faz.net/aktuell/politi…