Freedom in the World 2015

Please join us as we release the findings of Freedom in the World 2015, Freedom House’s annual country by country assessment of political and civil rights. The report, Discarding Democracy: A Return to the Iron Fist, highlights key global and regional trends in freedom over the past year. The discussion will focus on the causes and effects of a growing rejection of democratic standards.

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Introductory Remarks
Mark P. Lagon
President
Freedom House

Report Overview
Arch Puddington
Vice President for Research
Freedom House

Participants
James Mann
European and Eurasian Studies Program Scholar-in-Residence
Johns Hopkins School of Advanced International Studies

Tamara Wittes
Director, Center for Middle East Policy
Brookings Institution

Moderator
Jill Dougherty
Public Policy Scholar, Kennan Center
Wilson Center

The panel discussion will be held in the Mark Palmer conference room. Light refreshments will be served.