Lessons and Challenges in Countering Foreign Autho…
From Buenos Aires to Bogota, the information environment across Latin America and the Caribbean (LAC) is increasingly replete with authoritarian-driven…
Caitlin Dearing Scott
Caitlin Dearing Scott is the Director for Countering Foreign Authoritarian Influence (CFAI) and Strategy in IRI’s Center for Global Impact, where she supports Institute-wide strategic planning and knowledge management efforts and leads IRI’s global programming to bolster democratic resilience to growing authoritarian influence and interference from the People’s Republic of China (PRC) and the Kremlin.
Caitlin joined IRI’s Middle East and North Africa division in 2018 as the Program Manager for Libya and Morocco, overseeing grants on local governance, community peacebuilding and local conflict mitigation, and women’s political participation, and leading the development of IRI’s country strategies for engagement in Libya and Morocco.
Prior to joining IRI, Caitlin served as the Senior Vice President of Research, Programs, and Policy at the Moroccan American Center, where she managed the Center’s research initiatives on politics and security in North Africa and US-Morocco relations. Caitlin holds an M.A. in International Affairs from the George Washington University and a B.A. in History and International Studies from the College of New Jersey. She is fluent in French.
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Winning the Influence War Against China
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Maximizing US Foreign Aid for Strategic Competitio…
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Field Guide for Democracy, Human Rights, and Gover…
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China Expands Global Authoritarian Influence Effor…
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Forty years of corrupt, ineffective centralized authority under the regime of Muammar Qaddafi, and a failed transition in the aftermath of…
Just Security
As China Promotes Authoritarian Model, the Resilience of Its Democratic Targets is Key
The Chinese Communist Party (CCP) is bolstering autocrats and undermining democracy across the globe, and its means run the gamut.
Democracy in Africa
Does China’s involvement in African elections and politics hurt democracy?
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