Join UNC Global Affairs, UNC Hussman School of Journalism and Media, UNC School of Information and Library Science, the Center for Information, Technology and Public Life, and the UNC Curriculum in Peace, War and Defense for a Diplomatic Discussion with Anne Applebaum.

Applebaum is a renowned historian, best-selling author of several books, including Twilight of Democracy and Autocracy, Inc., and contributing writer for The Atlantic. She will discuss the effect of information warfare on democratic backsliding — and how democracies can recover. 

Thursday, March 5
5:30 p.m., pizza to follow!
FedEx Global Education Center, Nelson Mandela Auditorium 

Plan to attend? Let us know! CLE credit is available. 

The Diplomatic Discussion speaker series is part of Carolina’s Diplomacy Initiative, which introduces students to shared global challenges and provides them opportunities to practice skills necessary to address those challenges. In 2025, UNC Global Affairs launched the Carolina Diplomacy Fellows for students interested in deepening their engagement with the Diplomacy Initiative.