In December, PRIF has published the conference report of the PRIF Annual Conference 2023 “Dealing with Autocracies in a Fragmented World” summarizing the results of the two-day event.
The PRIF Annual Conference 2023 “Dealing with Autocracies in a Fragmented World” explored from an empirical and normative perspective how democracies can and should deal with autocracies in the current multipolar world.
One focus of the discussions was on the extent to which general norms, such as the do-no-harm principle or the demand for coherence with democratic values, are relevant in inter-state interactions, which range from cooperation and coexistence to competition and withdrawal to open conflict.This topic was discussed in four panels that each had a specific focus on a mode of interaction, a specific issue area and world region: infrastructure policies with a focus on China (panel 1), energy and climate policies with a view to EU relations with the Middle East and North Africa (MENA) (panel 2), international democracy promotion, with a focus on EU policies towards MENA and Sub-Saharan Africa (panel 3), and international security, taking an in-depth look at Russia’s war in Ukraine and its global implications (panel 4).
The conference report (PDF) can be downloaded here.