The Arab Spring and Beyond: A New Wave of Freedom?

Date and time: 
Thursday, January 19, 2012 - 10:00am to 12:00pm
Location: 
SEIU Building 1800 Massachusetts Avenue, NW Washington, DC 20036

A Presentation of the Findings of Freedom in the World 2012

The political uprisings that swept across the Arab world over the past year represent the most significant challenge to autocracy and dictatorship since the collapse of Communism two decades ago. How have these uprisings affected the state of political rights and civil liberties in the countries of the Middle East and North Africa region? And what impact have they had on the state of freedom throughout the world? Freedom House will host an event to present the findings of Freedom in the World 2012, followed by a panel discussion on global trends and key challenges for human rights and democracy. 

 

Featured Speakers Include:

Arch Puddington, Vice President for Research, Freedom House

Robert Kagan, Senior Fellow, Brookings Institution

Suzanne Nossel, Executive Director, Amnesty International USA

Daniel Brumberg, Professor of Government, Georgetown University and Senior Advisor, U.S. Institute of Peace

Moderated by:  Susan Glasser, Editor-in-Chief, Foreign Policy

 

To RSVP for this event, please either reply to FHEvents@freedomhouse.org, or click here

A live webcast of the event will be available on

www.freedomhouse.org 

and
http://www.ustream.tv/channel/freedomhouse2011


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