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Liberal Democracy is at Risk at Home and Abroad
While more than 100 countries have adopted democracy over the last two centuries, it’s already been a decade since political scientist Larry Diamond posited a “democratic recession” sweeping the globe. The revolt of the middle class, the rise of China, and power grabs through military coups are just a few factors that suggest a disturbing trend of democratic deterioration. Countries such as Hungary and the Czech Republic, once held up as exemplar new democracies, have since restricted social, economic, and political freedoms. Is liberal democracy dying a slow death? How can it be revived?
Festival: 2018
Watch and Listen: World
The spring of 2018 marked the 15th anniversary of the US invasion of Iraq, and the war in Afghanistan has gone on long...
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Historically, globalization has been characterized by cross-border flows of resources and products. Financial exchanges...
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Lost amid the coverage of China’s rise is the incredible story of the billions of young people coming of age in India,...
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The crown prince Mohammed bin Salman has embarked on the social and economic
renewal of Saudi Arabia, launching a...
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