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Forum Q&A: Ethan Tu and Billion Lee on How Taiwan’s Civil Society Collaborates to Address Information Integrity Challenges from Beijing
2024 has been called the “year of elections” with over four billion people set to cast their ballots. The potential threat to the integrity of the information space is severe. For those concerned with how authoritarian powers might influence...
Borrowing Boats: How are Key Influencers in Latin America Amplifying CCP Narratives about Authoritarian Models?
Edited by Nick Nunez and Kevin Sheives The International Forum for Democratic Studies asked four leading Latin American experts across civil society to consider the following question: Outside of the government realm, how are the Chinese...
International Forum for Democratic Studies Celebrates 30th Anniversary
This month, the International Forum for Democratic Studies celebrates 30 years as a leading center for democratic thought and analysis. Under the leadership of Marc F. Plattner and Larry Diamond, the International Forum was established in...
Twentieth Annual Seymour Martin Lipset Lecture: Larry Diamond on "Power, Performance, and Legitimacy"
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Manufacturing Deceit: How Generative AI Supercharges...
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On June 20th, the International Forum for Democratic Studies hosted the launch of our newest report, “Manufacturing Deceit: How Generative AI Supercharges Information Manipulation,” by Beatriz Saab.Winning the Battle of Ideas: Exposing Global Authoritarian...
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The International Forum for Democratic Studies has launched our newest report, “Winning the Battle of Ideas: Exposing Global Authoritarian Narratives and Revitalizing Democratic Principles,” by Dr. Joseph Siegle.DOWNLOAD FORUM BROCHURE
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The Struggle Against Authoritarian Influence in the Western Balkans: Montenegro as a Test Case
A new report authored by Vanja Ćalović Marković explores how Montenegro has become an ideal testing ground for authoritarian actors, and how lessons learned from these influence experiments can be applied by authoritarian actors globally.
READ MOREManufacturing Deceit: How Generative AI Supercharges Information Manipulation
A new report authored by Beatriz Saab explores how generative AI is helping authoritarians tip the scales against democracy and accelerate harmful narratives in a wide variety of country contexts, and how civil society organizations are using the same set of tools to push back.
READ MOREFighting Kleptocracy in an Era of Geopolitics
In a new International Forum report, Ben Judah analyzes how the counter-kleptocracy agenda intersects with, and is at times superseded by, competing geopolitical priorities.
READ MORESetting Democratic Ground Rules for AI: Civil Society Strategies
A new Forum report examines challenges and opportunities for deepening democratic engagement in AI governance.
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