Professor Sophal Ear joins guest hosts John Morrell and Jenny Anderson, CIPE’s Regional Director and Senior Program Officer for Asia and the Pacific. This is part of a mini-series around President Biden’s Summit for Democracy. They talk about the risks of authoritarian regimes. For example, dictators, the professor notes, often present themselves as benevolent leaders, but are almost always corrupt and ineffective.

Relevant resource: "Aid Dependence in Cambodia: How Foreign Assistance Undermines Democracy" by Sophal Ear

Professors Michael Johnston (Colgate) and Jodi Vittori (Georgetown) join guest host Frank Brown, Director of CIPE's Anti-Corruption & Governance Center. This is part of a mini-series around President Biden's Summit for Democracy. Specifically, they talk about ways to improve anti-corruption efforts around the world.

Paola Galvez, 2020-2021 Open Internet leader and advisor to the Presidency of Council Ministers of Peru in charge of digital regulation, joins Democracy that Delivers host Ken Jaques and Anna Kompanek, Director, Global Programs, CIPE. This episode is part of a mini-series around President Biden’s December 2021 Summit for Democracy. Specifically, they talk about the Open Internet Leadership program that CIPE helps run, and ways governments can encourage internet freedom and availability.

Relevant ressources:

• Internet Governance Forum (IGF) Session on "Forging Trust in the Digital Economy: A Consumer Perspective"
• "Developing and Deploying New Technologies with Privacy in Mind: A Case Study on Contract Tracing Applications in Latin America" by Paola Galvez