In this Special Edition, Alexandra Kurth, Klara Panther and Vivien Schönberger of the TED Secretariat explore the broader ideas, goals, methods, and tools of the initiative to support independent media and the information environment in a contested time. Matthias Kettemann, Professor of International Law, Philosophy and Innovation in Innsbruck, delves deeper into creative checks and balances, studying the dual face of AI in democratic governance. Fergal O’Regan, newly appointed Director of the European Security and Defence College (ESDC), adds his vision of refocusing the institute’s training programmes in the broader field of security policy.
Democracy needs vitality and declaration. The search for a renewed prismatic understanding of agora, countering the negative impact of geopolitics, and democracy affirmative multilateralism will lead us in the coming years.
