6:45 - 8pm EDT
This discussion will examine how local governments can resist authoritarianism and what Venezuela's experience reveals about the broader struggle for democracy, with David Smolansky (SNF Agora visiting fellow, dissident in residence, and former mayor of El Hatillo City in Caracas, Venezuela), Alexandra Winkler (former deputy mayor of El Hatillo and current fellow at the Center for Strategic and International Studies), and moderator Mary Bruce (SNF Agora assistant director of public programs).