Podcast

Can the West Help Revive Global Democracy?

Published on May 15, 2024

The upcoming elections in the European Union and the United States are crucial tests for democracy on both sides of the Atlantic.

Richard Youngs, senior fellow at Carnegie Europe, and Thomas Carothers, director of Carnegie’s Democracy, Conflict, and Governance Program, discuss what is in store for the global democratic agenda and the current state of EU-U.S. cooperation on democracy support.

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