Can protest movements survive the global lockdown?

Join us for virtual events on the Middle East and emerging markets [Read this email in your browser]( Welcome to FP This Week. We’re pleased to present an exciting lineup of virtual events, with live conversations this week on how the coronavirus is disrupting protest movements ([Wednesday]( and emerging economies ([Friday](). We also highlight Heat of the Moment, an FP Studios podcast focused on innovation in the fight against climate change. Thank you for reading. UPCOMING EVENTS [Locking Down or Rising Up: FP Virtual Dialogue]( Wednesday, May 13, at 11 a.m. EDT This week’s FP Virtual Dialogue will examine if the Middle East’s protest movements can survive and adapt to COVID-19. Or do the responses to the pandemic spell victory for counterrevolutionary forces across the region? The Middle East in recent years has experienced some of the most significant people-powered protest movements since the Arab Spring. But the coronavirus pandemic and subsequent restrictions on gatherings are straining the movements’ cohesion as ruling powers seize this opportunity to expand their authority. Foreign Policy and the International Republican Institute will speak with experts and analysts from the region to examine how COVID-19 has created an opening for the political establishment and threatened the call for democratic rights. [Secure Your Spot]( [Emerging Markets and the Coronavirus: FP Insider Conference Call]( Friday, May 15, at 11 a.m. EDT This week’s call will focus on the impact of the coronavirus on emerging markets. While the coronavirus has so far been deadliest in the United States and Western Europe, emerging markets across Asia, Latin America, and Africa are bracing not only for a health care crisis but also for capital outflows, fiscal crises, and even government defaults. How bad will things get? What steps can governments take to safeguard their economies? How will their private sectors cope? Foreign Policy managing editor Ravi Agrawal will seek answers to those and other questions with Morgan Stanley’s chief global strategist and head of emerging markets Ruchir Sharma and the economist and author Dambisa Moyo. [Register Now]( [Is the West Losing the Fight for Democracy?: FP Virtual Dialogue]( Thursday, May 21, at 11 a.m. EDT Next week’s FP Virtual Dialogue will explore the fate of Western democracy in light of how modern liberalism has failed to take root across former communist states. Why did the West, after winning the Cold War, lose its political balance? In their book The Light That Failed: A Reckoning, authors and winners of the 2020 Lionel Gelber Prize Ivan Krastev and Stephen Holmes show that the most powerful force behind the wave of populist xenophobia that began in Eastern Europe and has spread to the heartland of the West stems from alienation and resentment at the post-1989 imperative to become Westernized. Join Foreign Policy for a timely discussion with the authors and Janice Stein, Gelber Prize jury chair, on what can be done to save the fundamental values the West is built on and what insights we can glean about the future of liberal democracy. This FP Virtual Dialogue is brought to you in partnership with the Lionel Gelber Prize and the University of Toronto’s Munk School of Global Affairs and Public Policy. [RSVP Now]( asdf OTHER HAPPENINGS [In Case You Missed It: Heat of the Moment]( The latest podcast from FP Studios spotlights stories from the front lines of the fight against climate change. The climate change crisis can feel so formidable that instead of mobilizing people to action, it engenders paralysis. What could we mortals possibly do to prevent the calamity? A fair bit, it turns out. Heat of the Moment, a 12-part podcast by FP Studios, in partnership with the Climate Investment Funds, focuses on ordinary people around the globe who have found ways to fight back. Hosted by CNN contributor John D. Sutter, each episode begins with an interview about a particular aspect of climate change that touches our daily lives, followed by a sound-rich report highlighting one green project somewhere around the world—from Ghana to Brazil to Morocco. Listeners will hear from activists, journalists, investors, and others who are finding new ways to make a difference. [Tune In]( Interested in learning more about FP Analytics’ cutting-edge research services or partnering on a FP Virtual Dialogue to engage our global audience? Contact Andrew Sollinger at andrew.sollinger@foreignpolicy.com. FOLLOW FP ON This email was sent to {EMAIL} because you are subscribed to FP communications. Want to receive FP newsletters? [Manage]( your FP newsletter preferences. [unsubscribe]( | [privacy policy]( | [contact us]( | [advertise]( Foreign Policy magazine is a division of Graham Holdings Company. All contents © 2020 The Slate Group, LLC. All rights reserved. Foreign Policy, 1750 Pennsylvania Ave NW, Suite 200, Washington, DC 20006.