Bullish on Democracy

Episode #129

On this week’s episode, Bill and Phil reflect on some optimistic new data about the future of democracy, discuss developments in Ukraine, and close by exploring the implication of China playing peacemaker with Iran and Saudi Arabia.

Links related to this week’s episode:

• “Democracy's global decline hits "possible turning point," report finds” by Dave Lawler for Axios

• V-Dem DEMOCRACY REPORT 2023: Defiance in the Face of Autocratization

• Freedom House Freedom in the World 2023: Marking 50 Years in the Struggle for Democracy

• “He Is Brazil’s Defender of Democracy. Is He Actually Good for Democracy?” by Jack Nicas in The New York Times

• “DeSantis dismisses Russian invasion of Ukraine as a ‘territorial dispute’” by Leo Sands, John Wagner, Dan Lamothe and Meryl Kornfield in The Washington Post

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