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.'
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NEW REPORT | Winning the Battle of Ideas: Exposing Global Authoritarian Narratives and Revitalizing Democratic Principles
#JosephSiegle Africa Center analyzes how authoritarian narratives amplify autocrats’ influence and reshape the global landscape. buff.ly/494jGtN 🧵
'Narratives are a potent, asymmetric instrument of power, as they reframe events in a way that conforms to and propagates a particular worldview.' More from #JosephSiegle Africa Center buff.ly/494jGtN
Africa Center Check out the complete Forum report by #JosephSiegle Africa Center below!
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Tomorrow at 11:00 am EDT #JosephSiegle Africa Center, Jendayi E Frazer, peter pomerantsev, Ivan Sigal, Josh Rogin, and Damon M. Wilson will discuss how democracies can expose and counter authoritarian narratives. Tune in below: buff.ly/47S3c6S
⏳ STARTING SOON | Join us for a virtual discussion featuring #JosephSiegle Africa Center, Jendayi E Frazer, peter pomerantsev, Ivan Sigal, Josh Rogin, and Damon M. Wilson on how democracies can expose and counter authoritarian narratives: buff.ly/47S3c6S
Dr. Anastasia Maria Loupis There were 6,859 episodes of violence involving militant Islamist groups in Africa in 2022, a 22-percent increase from the previous year. Fatalities linked to these events shot up 48 percent to 19,109 deaths
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The University of Maryland's Center for International and Security Studies hosts ' #DemocraticBacksliding and the Rise of Global #Authoritarian Actors.' Speaker: #JosephSiegle National Defense University's Africa Center for Strategic Studies. 12 noon. September 7, 2023. RSVP demdigest.org/russias-pressu…
'Democracies must recognize that their economic prosperity, security, and ability to mount collective responses to a whole host of transnational challenges are integrally linked to the vibrancy of other democracies.' More from #JosephSiegle Africa Center: buff.ly/494jGtN
'Democracies have often been reticent to assert the value of their own governance system, leaving authoritarian powers to fill the resulting vacuum' #JosephSiegle Africa Center buff.ly/494jGtN
Given that governments may be beneficiaries of authoritarian narratives, how can civil societies and the media take the lead in countering them? Click here for more from #JosephSiegle Africa Center in a new Forum @ NED report: buff.ly/494jGtN
#JosephSiegle Africa Center insists that authoritarian regimes have advanced narratives about “Western exploitation, democratic failure, and a new world order.” Click here for more in the new Forum @ NED report: buff.ly/494jGtN
Africa Center Paul Nantulya 保罗/ ポール #JosephSiegle :Carine Kaneza&her family's ethno-extremism won't be entertained again in Burundi.Those days are over! x.com/nkuriobat/stat…
What are some ways authoritarian powers have reframed authoritarian systems as a better alternative to democracy? Read more in the new Forum @ NED report by #JosephSiegle Africa Center: buff.ly/494jGtN
Last week, Forum @ NED hosted a virtual discussion featuring #JosephSiegle Africa Center, Jendayi E Frazer, peter pomerantsev, Ivan Sigal, Josh Rogin, and Damon M. Wilson on how democracies can expose and counter authoritarian narratives. Rewatch below: buff.ly/49t0PZy
'Democracies cannot assume that the superiority of participatory models of governance is self-evident.' Check out the new Forum @ NED report by #JosephSiegle Africa Center: buff.ly/494jGtN
9:30 a.m. - July 19 U.S. Institute of Peace hosts a discussion on 'Russia in Africa: The #WagnerGroup , Russia-Africa Summit & Beyond' with #JosephSiegle Africa Center; fmr NEDemocracy #PennKemble Amaka Anku Eurasia Group; and Catrina Doxsee CSIS
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#JosephSiegle : The challenge of democratization in developing countries includes remaining legacies of poverty and their own history of authoritarianism.