Windows of Opportunity: Media Reform During Political Openings
On December 7, CIMA hosted “Windows of Opportunity: Media Reform During Political Upheaval.” By looking at current and historical democratization…
Theme: Democracy
Comprender el poder incisivo
What is incisive power? The National Endowment for Democracy coined the term in a 2017 report to delineate a corrosive…
Should Big Tech Pay for the News?: Rebalancing the Relationship.
On September 20, CIMA hosted a discussion about current efforts to rebalance the financial relationship between journalism and Big Tech.…
Celebrating 20 Years of the Reagan-Fascell Democracy Fellows
For 20 years, the Reagan-Fascell Fellows Program has welcomed democracy activists, human rights defenders, civil society leaders, scholars, practitioners, and…
A Full-Spectrum Response to Sharp Power. The Vulnerabilities and Strengths of Open Societies
This final report in the “Sharp Power and Democratic Resilience” series reviews the findings of eight papers that highlight serious…
Episode 2: Kabul High School Rethinks Education Under the Taliban
On the outskirts of Kabul, Marefat High School opened in 2002 to provide civic education to Afghan children, regardless of…
Day 3 | The 11th Global Assembly of The World Movement for Democracy
The World Movement for Democracy holds its 11th Global Assembly in Taipei, Taiwan, to strengthen solidarity among democracy advocates around…
FIGHT FOR FREEDOM UNDER CHINESE COMMUNIST PARTY
A new book, China Nexus: Thirty Years In and Around the Chinese Communist Party’s Tyranny—written by Benedict Rogers, co-founder and…
For over two months, Iranians have been demonstrating for legal and social rights following the death of 22-year-old Mahsa Amini. Women and young people are at the forefront of the movement that has spread across the country. In the face of the regime’s brutal crackdown, human rights advocates stress the need for solidarity with Iranians:
World solidarity with the Iranian people is of the utmost importance right now. Girls are down there putting their lives…
Commanding Ideas: Think Tanks As Platforms For Authoritarian Influence
This report describes the ways in which authoritarian countries seek to use think tanks as instruments of sharp power, focusing…