With a US election looming and four billion people heading to the polls in 2024, journalists Masha Gessen, John Lyons and Louisa Lim discuss the threats and challenges to democracy around the world.
Journalist Masha Gessen is one of the world’s leading experts on authoritarianism. John Lyons is the Walkley Award-winning Global Affairs Editor of the ABC, and has been a foreign correspondent in Washington, New York, the Philippines and the Middle East. Together with host Louisa Lim, these expert journalists will explore imperialism, corruption, autocracy and other global challenges to modern democracy.
With more than half of the world’s population able to vote in elections this year – including the pivotal upcoming US election – there has never been a more urgent time to confront the future of democracy.
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