The National Endowment for Democracy and the Pacific Council on International Policy just posted a fascinating conversation with Dr. Joseph S. Nye, Jr. and Ms. Shanthi Kalathil where they discussed the new tools that determined the balance of power between democracies and dictatorships in the world. According to the provided description:

Democracies are increasingly more vulnerable to the “sharp power” tactics of authoritarian regimes but should not adopt these same tactics in response, Dr. Joseph S. Nye, Jr., and Ms. Shanthi Kalathil told Pacific Council members in the fourth installment of the 2018 Summer Teleconference Series, on the rise of authoritarianism.

Nye is a University Distinguished Service Professor, Emeritus, and former dean of the Kennedy School of Government at Harvard University who is credited with coining the term “soft power.” Kalathil is the director of the International Forum for Democratic Studies at the National Endowment for Democracy. The discussion was moderated by Ms. Jessica Ludwig, the research and conferences officer at the International Forum for Democratic Studies.

You can listen to the full audio of the conversation or see a summary of the talk written by Communications Officer at the Pacific Council on International Policy Justin Chapman at this link.