Caitlin Dearing Scott
Caitlin Dearing Scott is the Deputy Director of Strategy, Development, and Operations in IRI’s Center for Global Impact, where she oversees division-wide strategic planning, business development, and knowledge management efforts. Caitlin also serves as the team lead for IRI’s Countering Foreign Authoritarian Influence (CFAI) portfolio, leading IRI’s global programming to bolster democratic resilience to growing authoritarian influence and interference from the People’s Republic of China (PRC) and the Kremlin, among others.
Caitlin joined IRI’s Middle East and North Africa division in 2018 as the Program Manager for Libya and Morocco, overseeing grants on local governance, community peacebuilding and local conflict mitigation, and women’s political participation, and leading the development of IRI’s country strategies for engagement in Libya and Morocco.
Prior to joining IRI, Caitlin served as the Senior Vice President of Research, Programs, and Policy at the Moroccan American Center, where she managed the Center’s research initiatives on politics and security in North Africa and US-Morocco relations. Caitlin holds an M.A. in International Affairs from the George Washington University and a B.A. in History and International Studies from the College of New Jersey. She is fluent in French.
Authored Content
Field Guide for Democracy, Human Rights, and Gover…
Violent conflict has posed a major threat to providing accountable and democratic governance to citizens the world over. In addition…
China Expands Global Authoritarian Influence Effor…
A new report from Building Resiliency for Interconnected Democracies in Global Environments (BRIDGE) initiative, analyzes influence tactics the Chinese Communist…
Municipal Government Remains Key to Stabilization …
Forty years of corrupt, ineffective centralized authority under the regime of Muammar Qaddafi, and a failed transition in the aftermath of…
Authored External Content
Just Security
As China Promotes Authoritarian Model, the Resilience of Its Democratic Targets is Key
The Chinese Communist Party (CCP) is bolstering autocrats and undermining democracy across the globe, and its means run the gamut.
Democracy in Africa
Does China’s involvement in African elections and politics hurt democracy?
As African and Chinese leaders prepare to gather in Senegal for the Forum on China-Africa Cooperation, China is promoting a narrative focused on economic partnership…