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Invisible Nation: Why Authoritarians Fear Women. Women have historically played vital roles in resisting authoritarian regimes, yet their contributions are often overlooked and undervalued. Male strongmen demand personality cults, vertical loyalty, that truth is replaced by propaganda, and independent authorities are delegitimized. Authoritarian leaders seek to control women’s autonomy to consolidate power; curtailing women’s autonomy is foundational to authoritarianism, not incidental. INVISIBLE NATION highlights how women mobilize and create community, and foster local action to defend democracy. Women-led diplomacy is one of the most important tools for peace and security. The speakers will be announced soon.
Watch the film in advance (1/21-1/125) and join us for a live panel on 1/25, 7pm ET.
About Invisible Nation: Unprecedented access to Taiwan’s first female president, Tsai Ing-wen, centers this portrait of the constantly colonized island, as it struggles to preserve its hard-won democracy, autonomy, and freedom from fear of authoritarian aggression. Thorough, incisive, and bristling with tension, Invisible Nation is a living account of Tsai’s tightrope walk as she balances the hopes and dreams of her nation between the colossal geopolitical forces of the U.S. and China. Invisible Nation captures Tsai at work in her country’s vibrant democracy, while seeking full international recognition of Taiwan’s right to exist. At a time when Russia’s invasion of Ukraine has demonstrated the ever-present threat of authoritarian aggression around the world, Invisible Nation brings a punctual focus to the struggles of Taiwan.
Invisible Nation: Why Authoritarians Fear Women. Women have historically played vital roles in resisting authoritarian regimes, yet their contributions are often overlooked and undervalued. Male strongmen demand personality cults, vertical loyalty, that truth is replaced by propaganda, and independent authorities are delegitimized. Authoritarian leaders seek to control women’s autonomy to consolidate power; curtailing women’s autonomy is foundational to authoritarianism, not incidental. INVISIBLE NATION highlights how women mobilize and create community, and foster local action to defend democracy. Women-led diplomacy is one of the most important tools for peace and security. The speakers will be announced soon.
Watch the film in advance (1/21-1/125) and join us for a live panel on 1/25, 7pm ET.
About Invisible Nation: Unprecedented access to Taiwan’s first female president, Tsai Ing-wen, centers this portrait of the constantly colonized island, as it struggles to preserve its hard-won democracy, autonomy, and freedom from fear of authoritarian aggression. Thorough, incisive, and bristling with tension, Invisible Nation is a living account of Tsai’s tightrope walk as she balances the hopes and dreams of her nation between the colossal geopolitical forces of the U.S. and China. Invisible Nation captures Tsai at work in her country’s vibrant democracy, while seeking full international recognition of Taiwan’s right to exist. At a time when Russia’s invasion of Ukraine has demonstrated the ever-present threat of authoritarian aggression around the world, Invisible Nation brings a punctual focus to the struggles of Taiwan.