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At a Senate Foreign Affairs Committee hearing, State Department officials and experts on democracy warned about the threat of and ways the United States can counter authoritarianism. The…

Historians testified on the global rise of authoritarianism before the House Foreign Affairs Committee. They spoke about the threat to democracy around the world as well as in the U.S.

Pulitzer Prize-winning author Anne Applebaum talked about the rise of authoriitarianism and nationalism around the world.

Historian Anne Applebaum, biographer Jon Meacham, columnist Bret Stephens, and former world chess champion Garry Kasparov discussed the state of global democracy. They spoke at the Rancho…

Authors Maureen Dowd, Bret Stephens, Anne Applebaum, and Karl Rove, discussed foreign affairs at the Rancho Mirage Writers Festival in California.

Panelists debated the West’s relationship with President Vladimir Putin’s Russia. Vladimir Pozner and Stephen Cohen argued for the resolution, “Be it resolved the West should engage not isolate…

Pulitzer Prize-winning author Anne Applebaum talked about her book, Iron Curtain: The Crushing of Eastern Europe, 1944-1956. She used newly opened archives and conducted interviews to examine the effects of communist…

Television and radio host Faith Salie hosted the 63rd annual National Book Awards. The National Book Foundation presented The Medal for Distinguished Contribution to American Letters to author…

Anne Applebaum talked about her book Gulag: A History, published by Doubleday. Nearly 30 million prisoners passed through the Soviet Union’s labor camps over 60 years. This is the first fully…

Anne Applebaum discussed her recent column titled “Skip St. Petersburg, Mr. Bush.” In that column, she writes why President Bush should not attend the G-8 meeting in St. Petersburg this…

George Weigel talked about his book The Cube and the Cathedral: Europe, America, and Politics Without God, published by Basic Books. He argued that there can be no defense of freedom or democracy without God. In…

Ms. Applebaum talked about her article in Foreign Policy Magazine titled, “In Search of Pro-Americanism,” and public perceptions of U.S. foreign and domestic policy. She also addressed…

In advance of France’s referendum on the proposed European Constitution, which occured on May 29, the Brookings Institution held a panel discussion on the importance of the vote and how it…

Ms. Applebaum talked about current events, stories in the day’s news, and issues raised in her columns. She also responded to viewer comments and questions.

Anne Applebaum, Columnist and Editorial Board Member at the Washington Post, talked about her column this week on the Dan Rather situation. She spoke about the impact of the scandal on the…

Simon Winchester was interviewed and responded to viewer telephone calls about his writing process and his history books. Then the panel he was on titled “Does History Have a Moral?” was…

Anne Applebaum, author of the Pulitzer Prize-winning Gulag: A History, published by Anchor Books, discussed the current state of Russian democracy, resemblances between the Soviet regime…

Carrie Fisher was shown signing copies of her book “The Best Awful.” Mr. Talese was interviewed about his book "The Gay Talese Reader: Portraits and Encounters". Ms. Applebaum was…

Ms. Applebaum talked about current issues, including the opposition to the government in Iran. She responded to audience telephone calls, faxes, and electronic mail.