Foreign Policies of Emerging-Market Democracies: What Role for Democracy and Human Rights?
The rapid growth of emerging powers in recent years has raised many questions about the future of global governance. A vital bloc within this group is that of the emerging-market democracies, the leading group of developing countries that are governed democratically. While much attention has been paid to how these powers influence the world economy, not enough consideration has been given to these powers’ foreign policies, including how they influence the advancement of human rights and democracy.
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On April 14 and 15, the Managing Global Order project at Brookings and the International Forum for Democratic Studies at the National Endowment for Democracy hosted a conference on the foreign policies of emerging-market democracies and their efforts to advance human rights and democracy. Leading experts on Brazil, India, Indonesia, South Africa, South Korea, Turkey, and multilateral affairs explored these countries’ strategies and tactics and made suggestions for U.S. policymakers. On April 15, Samantha Power, special advisor to the president and senior director for multilateral affairs and human rights at the National Security Council, provided commentary on the administration’s efforts to work with the emerging democracies.
After each panel, panelists took audience questions.
Agenda
2:00 PM -- Welcome and Introductory Remarks
Ted Piccone
Nonresident Senior Fellow - Foreign Policy, Strobe Talbott Center for Security, Strategy, and Technology
Marc Plattner
Director, International Forum for Democratic Studies
2:30 PM -- Panel 1: India
Moderator: Francine Frankel
Professor and Founding Director, Center for the Study of Contemporary India
Author: Pratap Bhanu Mehta
President
Commentator: Satu Limaye
Director, East-West Center
3:45 -- Panel 2: Brazil
Moderator: Diego Abente
Deputy Director, International Forum for Democratic Studies
Author: Roberto Abdenur
Former Brazilian Ambassador to U.S
4:45 PM -- Panel 3: Turkey
Fiona Hill
Senior Fellow - Foreign Policy, Center on the United States and Europe
Dr. Soli Ozel
Bilgi University
9:00 AM -- Panel 4: South Africa
Moderator: Akwe Amosu
Africa Advocacy Director
Author: Moeletsi Mbeki
Deputy Chairperson, The South African Institute of International Affairs
Commentator: Pauline Baker
President, Fund for Peace
10:15 AM -- Panel 5: Indonesia
Moderator: Brian Joseph
Senior Director, Asia and Multiregional Programs
Author: Rizal Sukma
Executive Director
Commentator: Donald Emmerson
Senior Fellow, Freeman Spogli Institute for International Studies
11:15 AM -- Panel 6: South Korea
Author: Youngshik Bong
Senior Researcher, Asan Institute for Policy Studies
Author: Chaibong Hahm
Director, Asan Institute for Policy Studies
Commentator: Scott Snyder
Director, Center for U.S.-Korea Policy
12:15 PM -- Lunch Keynote
Introduction: Carl Gershman
President, National Endowment for Democracy
Samantha Power
Special Assistant to the President and Senior Director, Office of Multilateral Affairs and Human Rights
2:00 PM -- Panel 7: Multilateral Organizations
Commentator: Peggy Hicks
Global Advocacy Director
3:15 PM -- Conclusion: Implications for the Future of Democracy and International Politics
Moderator: Larry Diamond
Senior Fellow, Hoover Institution
Robert Kagan
Stephen & Barbara Friedman Senior Fellow - Foreign Policy, Strobe Talbott Center for Security, Strategy, and Technology, Project on International Order and Strategy
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