Why Anti-Democratic Populists Keep Winning Elections

Narrated by: Peter L. Bergen
Aug 20 2024
Length: 40 mins

Ben Rhodes, a former national security advisor to Barack Obama, has a theory. Based on interviews he did with journalists, activists, and dissidents facing anti-democratic movements around the world, he explains how right-wing leaders with an authoritarian bent have exploited the downsides of globalization to seize power—and he says it’s due in no small part to major blunders made by the United States.

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