Episodes
Tuesday Mar 30, 2021
Democracy Tested: Democratic Backsliding in India, With Pratap Bhanu Mehta
Tuesday Mar 30, 2021
Tuesday Mar 30, 2021
In this special series of The President’s Inbox on the future of democracy, James M. Lindsay speaks with experts to discuss whether and where democratic governance is faltering around the world. This week, Pratap Bhanu Mehta, leading scholar of political theory, constitutional law, international affairs, and society and politics in India, breaks down the health of democracy in India. This episode is part of the Council on Foreign Relations’ Diamonstein-Spielvogel Project on the Future of Democracy.
Tuesday Mar 23, 2021
Democracy Tested: Democratic Backsliding in Europe, With Ivan Krastev
Tuesday Mar 23, 2021
Tuesday Mar 23, 2021
In this special series of The President’s Inbox on the future of democracy, James M. Lindsay speaks with experts to discuss whether and where democratic governance is faltering around the world. This week, Ivan Krastev, chairman of the Centre for Liberal Strategies in Sofia, Bulgaria, and permanent fellow at the Institute of Human Sciences in Vienna, Austria, discusses democratic backsliding across Europe. This episode is part of the Council on Foreign Relations’ Diamonstein-Spielvogel Project on the Future of Democracy.
Tuesday Mar 16, 2021
Democracy Tested: Democratic Crises in U.S. History, With Suzanne Mettler
Tuesday Mar 16, 2021
Tuesday Mar 16, 2021
In this special series of The President’s Inbox on the future of democracy, James M. Lindsay speaks with experts to discuss whether and where democratic governance is faltering around the world. This week, Suzanne Mettler, John L. Senior professor of American Institutions in the Government Department at Cornell University, places the current crisis of American democracy in historical perspective. This episode is part of the Council on Foreign Relations’ Diamonstein-Spielvogel Project on the Future of Democracy.
Tuesday Mar 09, 2021
Democracy Tested: The Global Democratic Recession, With Yascha Mounk
Tuesday Mar 09, 2021
Tuesday Mar 09, 2021
In this special series of The President’s Inbox on the future of democracy, James M. Lindsay speaks with experts to discuss whether and where democratic governance is faltering around the world. This week, Yascha Mounk, senior fellow at the Council on Foreign Relations, discusses the signs of a worldwide democratic recession. This episode is part of the Council on Foreign Relations’ Diamonstein-Spielvogel Project on the Future of Democracy.
Tuesday Mar 02, 2021
Global Progress Toward Gender Equality, With Rachel B. Vogelstein
Tuesday Mar 02, 2021
Tuesday Mar 02, 2021
Rachel B. Vogelstein, CFR’s Douglas Dillon senior fellow and director of the Women and Foreign Policy program, sits down with James M. Lindsay to discuss women’s rights, gender equality, and the significance of International Women’s Day, which is marked on March 8th.