Podcast appearances and mentions of Frances Z Brown

This week the Biden Administration will host the Summit for Democracy at a pivotal time for democracies around the world. Democracy has been in global decline for over a decade and is on track to sustain the worrying trend this year—given coups and power grabs Tunisia, Myanmar, Afghanistan, and Sudan. Can Biden's summit be a fruitful convening given democracy's downturn? Is dividing dictatorships and democracies even a useful paradigm? And can the United States still lead on this issue given its own perilous troubles at home?Tune in as Aaron sits down with leading experts Rachel Kleinfeld and Frances Z. Brown to discuss the state of democracy and the path forward in advance of the summit.Want to listen to Carnegie Connects live? Visit our website to sign up for invitations.

Stabilising fragile states has been a long-term focus of US foreign policy, this also became a focus of the US and its allies in their operations in Afghanistan. Anastasia Kapetas speaks to Frances Brown from the Carnegie Endowment for International Peace about the lessons that can be learnt from Afghanistan and how the United States can work with allies and like-minded countries to promote democracy globally. A new report from the Australian Security Leaders Climate Group offers a whole-of-nation climate-security risk assessment. Dr Robert Glasser speaks to Air Vice-Marshal John Blackburn AO (Retd), who co-authored this report. They discuss Australia's shortcomings in responding to climate security risks, and what the government needs to do to prepare for the security implications of devastating climate impacts, both in Australia and in our near region. How have Covid-19, natural disasters and coercion affected Australia's business and trade positioning? Michael Shoebridge and Gill Savage explore this in their ASPI report ‘New beginnings: Rethinking business and trade in an era of strategic clarity and rolling disruption'. They argue that this period of disruption provides opportunities to Australia to invest in what we're good at and what we need. Mentioned in this episode: 'New beginnings: Rethinking business and trade in an era of strategic clarity and rolling disruption' report: https://www.aspi.org.au/report/new-beginnings-rethinking-business-and-trade 'Missing in Action: Responding to Australia's climate & security failure': https://www.aslcg.org/wp-content/uploads/2021/09/ASLCG_MIA_Report.pdf Guests in this episode (in order of appearance): Anastasia Kapetas: https://www.aspi.org.au/bio/anastasia-kapetas Dr Frances Z. Brown: https://carnegieendowment.org/experts/1406 Dr Robert Glasser: https://www.aspi.org.au/bio/robert-glasser Air Vice-Marshal John Blackburn AO (Retd): https://www.aslcg.org/people/john-blackburn/ Michael Shoebridge: https://www.aspi.org.au/bio/michael-shoebridge Gill Savage: https://www.aspi.org.au/bio/gill-savage

Frances Z. Brown, senior fellow at the Carnegie Endowment for International Peace and co-director of Carnegie's Democracy, Conflict, and Governance Program, sits down with James M. Lindsay to discuss President Biden's vow to put democracy at the forefront of U.S. foreign policy. Brown recently co-authored the article, “Washington's Democracy Dilemma: Crafting a Democracy Strategy in an Age of Great-Power Politics.” This episode is part of the Council on Foreign Relations' Diamonstein-Spielvogel Project on the Future of Democracy. 

President Biden's upcoming Summit for Democracy is one of the administration's flagship efforts aiming to renew its commitment to democracy at home and abroad. What are the key themes of the Summit and how do we ensure that African voices are not treated as sideshows? Judd Devermont sits down with Frances Brown (Carnegie Endowment for International Peace), Moussa Kondo (Accountability Lab), and Thandekile Moyo (Writer) to share recommendations for impactful deliverables. Other topics include Chad's military takeover following the death of President Idriss Déby and ZANU-PF's problematic amendments to Zimbabwe's constitution.  Background Readings:  Who will defend and protect Zimbabwe’s human rights defenders? – Thandekile Moyo  The Global Expansion of AI Surveillance – Steven Feldstein   America Needs a Democracy Summit More Than Ever – Frances Z. Brown et. al. Africa and the Biden Administration’s Summit for Democracy – Judd Devermont 

Frances Z. Brown is a Senior Fellow at the Carnegie Endowment for International Peace. She recently co-authored a report titled “Coronavirus in Conflict Zones: A Sobering Landscape”, which examines how the COVID-19 pandemic is playing out in 12 different conflict-affected states, and how efforts to contain the virus increase the likelihood of aggravating those conflicts.

This week on Babel, Jon is joined by Frederic Wehrey, senior fellow in the Middle East Program at the Carnegie Endowment for International Peace. During their discussion, Fred breaks down the conflict in Libya, explaining who is involved and why. Fred and Jon also talk about foreign fighters, drones, and what's next for Libya. Then, Jon, Will, and McKinley discuss similarities and differences between the conflicts in Libya and Syria. Sandy Alkoutami and Frederic Wehrey, “China’s Balancing Act,” Lawfare, May 10, 2020. Frederic Wehrey, “Libya and Coronavirus” in Coronavirus in Conflict Zones: A Sobering Landscape, ed. by Jarrett Blanc and Frances Z. Brown, April 14, 2020. Frederic Wehrey, “’Our Hearts Are Dead.’ After 9 Years of Civil War, Libyans Are Tired of Being Pawns in a Geopolitical Game of Chess,” Time, February 12, 2020. Frederic Wehrey, “Libya’s Bloodshed Will Continue Unless Foreign Powers Stop Backing Khalifa Haftar,” Guardian, February 2, 2020. Episode Transcript: The Internationalization of Libya, CSIS, June 16, 2020.