The Forum regularly hosts democracy activists, scholars, and journalists as part of its Reagan-Fascell Democracy Fellowship Program.The Journal of Democracy is a leading publication on the scholarly analysis on the theory and practice of democracy.The International Forum’s Sharp Power Research Portal and Power 3.0 blog examine authoritarianism and other challenges to democracy.While tyrants and authoritarian rules from China and elsewhere work against democratic progress, it is still worth pursuing democratic alliances around the world.As part of the discussion, participants had the opportunity to meet with representatives from RFE/RL at their Prague headquarters to discuss disinformation challenges related to the ongoing war in Ukraine.Īlso, the Journal of Democracy published an online exclusive in which Ambassador Daniel Fried argues that as Russia continues its ongoing invasion, “those who believe in the principal values of the free world – democracy, the rule of law, and liberalism broadly defined – believe that with time comes progress,” however, we can no longer assume that will be the case.The International Forum convened an interdisciplinary group of experts and civil society activists in Prague last month to discuss responses to Russia’s invasion of Ukraine with top information and technology experts and civil society organizations. Marc Owen Jones of Hamad bin Khalifah University argues that networks of fake Twitter accounts, and other forms of social media, work to spread content that amplify a variety of pro-Beijing, pro-Moscow, antidemocratic, and anti-Western narratives.Claudia Flores-Saviaga of Northeastern University and Deyra Guerrero of VerificadoMX analyze how Russian state-backed media outlets on Latin American social media channels in concert with Russian embassies and consulates, actively worked to spread disinformation about the invasion of Ukraine.Crude Accountability’s Kate Watters writes that after Russia invaded Ukraine, western governments moved swiftly to sanction many Russian oligarchs and corporations, but many have largely failed to stymie Russia’s oligarchs from amassing incredible wealth for themselves and their ultimate benefactor, Vladimir Putin.In the latest from the Power 3.0 blog, the International Forum published several stories related to Russia, propaganda networks, and the effectiveness of sanctions against Russian oligarchs: ![]()
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