As the US reckons with systemic racism and a less-than-democratic past, China is doubling down on its authoritarian ways. Meanwhile, research on the …
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Is the world falling out of love with democracy?
As the US reckons with systemic racism and a less-than-democratic past, China is doubling down on its authoritarian ways. Meanwhile, research on the health of democracy from across the globe indicates the patient is not well. We trace China’s rise from the 1990s to its more recent political assertiveness — not to mention its chokehold on civil rights in Hong Kong and Xinjiang. As China moves to assert itself on the world stage, is democracy losing?
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Guest Yascha Mounk
Guest Yascha Mounk is an associate professor at Johns Hopkins University and senior fellow at the German Marshall Fund.
Guest Connie Mei Pickart
Guest Connie Mei Pickart is a writer and educator.
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