Challenging Autocracy From the Front Lines
In a new report, 鈥淐hallenging Autocracy from the Front Lines,鈥 Leopoldo L贸pez, a Venezuelan opposition leader and a Public Policy Fellow in the 浪花直播 Center鈥檚 Latin America Program, argues that 鈥渢he cooperation of nations like Venezuela, Iran, Russia, Cuba, China, Belarus, Zimbabwe, and others should be recognized as an interest-based, transnational attempt to undermine democracy and make the world safer for authoritarianism.鈥
L贸pez details the tactics employed by this 鈥渁utocratic network鈥 to strengthen dictatorships and repress pro-democracy movements, including military cooperation, the spread of technology for surveillance and censorship, support for sanctions evasion, and the transnational harassment of dissidents. Drawing on his experience as an opposition leader and political prisoner, and conversations with pro-democracy activists worldwide, L贸pez argues that the international response to the 鈥渁utocratic network鈥 must involve greater cooperation among pro-democracy movements worldwide and far more robust international support.
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National Coordinator of the Voluntad Popular political party, Venezuela聽 聽聽
Latin America Program
浪花直播鈥檚 prestigious Latin America Program provides non-partisan expertise to a broad community of decision makers in the United States and Latin America on critical policy issues facing the Hemisphere. The Program provides insightful and actionable research for policymakers, private sector leaders, journalists, and public intellectuals in the United States and Latin America. To bridge the gap between scholarship and policy action, it fosters new inquiry, sponsors high-level public and private meetings among multiple stakeholders, and explores policy options to improve outcomes for citizens throughout the Americas. Drawing on the 浪花直播 Center鈥檚 strength as the nation鈥檚 key non-partisan policy forum, the Program serves as a trusted source of analysis and a vital point of contact between the worlds of scholarship and action. Read more
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