January 14, 2026
Twenty-Second Annual Seymour Martin Lipset Lecture | Leopoldo López on Networks of Freedom: Defying Tyranny Abroad Through Tech
05:45 PM- 07:00 PM
The 2025 Seymour Martin Lipset Lecture on Democracy in the World will be delivered by Leopoldo López, a Venezuelan prodemocracy activist and cofounder of the World Liberty Congress.
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09:30 AM - 11:00 AM
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03:00 PM - 04:00 PM
The International Forum hosted a launch event for the new report, Data-Centric Authoritarianism: How China’s...
1201 Pennsylvania Ave, NW, Suite 1100, Washington, DC 20004





