#  Weatherhead Scholars Program Alumni Panel 

 



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 **October 14, 2025** 

 12:15PM - 01:30PM EDT 

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 **CGIS South, S250**  

 [1730 Cambridge Street  
Cambridge, MA 02138  
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## The Effect of U.S. Democracy Promotion Retrenchment on Global Autocratization: Theory and Evidence from Israel and Turkey

### Speakers

- Oded Haklai, Professor of Political Studies; Director, Centre for the Study of Democracy and Diversity, Queen’s University.
- Evren Balta, Professor of Comparative Politics and International Politics, Özyeğin University.

### Contact

**Walid Hammam**  
[walid\_hammam@wcfia.harvard.edu](mailto:walid_hammam@wcfia.harvard.edu)



 

 



 

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- [ Weatherhead Scholars Program ](/event-categories/weatherhead-scholars-program)
 
 

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