Can the West Help Revive Global Democracy?
05/15/24 • 30 min
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.
[00:00:00] Intro, [00:02:14] The EU-U.S. Cooperation on Democracy, [00:11:59] The Global Democratic Recession, [00:18:43] The Future of the Transatlantic Democracy Agenda.
Thomas Carothers and Richard Youngs, May 2, 2024, “European and U.S. Democracy Support: The Limits of Convergence,” Carnegie Endowment for International Peace.
Thomas Carothers and Frances Brown, February 6, 2024, “Democracy Policy Under Biden: Confronting a Changed World,” Carnegie Endowment for International Peace.
Thomas Carothers, January 22, 2024, “The Democratic Price of Countering Authoritarianism,” Just Security, Reiss Center on Law and Security at New York University School of Law.
Thomas Carothers, January 10, 2024, “Democracy and Geopolitics Are on the Ballot in 2024,” Emissary, Carnegie Endowment for International Peace.
Thomas Carothers, December 18, 2023, “Protests in 2023: Widespread Citizen Anger Continues, With Sources Multiplying,” Carnegie Endowment for International Peace.
Thomas Carothers, May 30, 2023, “Is the Global Tide Turning in Favor of Democracy?,” Carnegie Endowment for International Peace.
Richard Youngs, April 16, 2024, “Geoliberal Europe and the Test of War,” Agenda Publishing.
Richard Youngs and Ricardo Farinha, April 24, 2024, “Securitization and European Democracy Policy,” Carnegie Europe.
Richard Youngs, April 2024, “Why the European Elections Will Test Democracy,” Journal of Democracy.
Richard Youngs, March 17, 2024, “The Defensive Turn in European Democracy Support,” Carnegie Europe.
Richard Youngs et al., February 5, 2024, “European Democracy Support Annual Review 2023,” Carnegie Europe.
Richard Youngs, Thomas Carothers, et al., April 17, 2023, “How Can Europe Help the Next Phase of the Summit for Democracy?,” Carnegie Europe.
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.
[00:00:00] Intro, [00:02:14] The EU-U.S. Cooperation on Democracy, [00:11:59] The Global Democratic Recession, [00:18:43] The Future of the Transatlantic Democracy Agenda.
Thomas Carothers and Richard Youngs, May 2, 2024, “European and U.S. Democracy Support: The Limits of Convergence,” Carnegie Endowment for International Peace.
Thomas Carothers and Frances Brown, February 6, 2024, “Democracy Policy Under Biden: Confronting a Changed World,” Carnegie Endowment for International Peace.
Thomas Carothers, January 22, 2024, “The Democratic Price of Countering Authoritarianism,” Just Security, Reiss Center on Law and Security at New York University School of Law.
Thomas Carothers, January 10, 2024, “Democracy and Geopolitics Are on the Ballot in 2024,” Emissary, Carnegie Endowment for International Peace.
Thomas Carothers, December 18, 2023, “Protests in 2023: Widespread Citizen Anger Continues, With Sources Multiplying,” Carnegie Endowment for International Peace.
Thomas Carothers, May 30, 2023, “Is the Global Tide Turning in Favor of Democracy?,” Carnegie Endowment for International Peace.
Richard Youngs, April 16, 2024, “Geoliberal Europe and the Test of War,” Agenda Publishing.
Richard Youngs and Ricardo Farinha, April 24, 2024, “Securitization and European Democracy Policy,” Carnegie Europe.
Richard Youngs, April 2024, “Why the European Elections Will Test Democracy,” Journal of Democracy.
Richard Youngs, March 17, 2024, “The Defensive Turn in European Democracy Support,” Carnegie Europe.
Richard Youngs et al., February 5, 2024, “European Democracy Support Annual Review 2023,” Carnegie Europe.
Richard Youngs, Thomas Carothers, et al., April 17, 2023, “How Can Europe Help the Next Phase of the Summit for Democracy?,” Carnegie Europe.
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What Next for Russia’s Neighbors?
Putin’s war against Ukraine has prompted states in Russia’s neighborhood to reconsider their affinity to Moscow.
Thomas de Waal, senior fellow at Carnegie Europe, and Fiona Hill, senior fellow at the Brookings Institution, reflect on the future political direction of these countries.
[00:00:00] Intro, [00:01:44] Russia’s Changing Relations With Its Neighbors, [00:12:08] Putin’s Goals in Russia’s Neighborhood, [00:22:09] The Future Political Trajectories of Russia’s Neighbors.
Fiona Hill, December 12, 2023, “‘We’ll Be at Each Others’ Throats’: Fiona Hill on What Happens If Putin Wins,” Q&A with Maura Reynolds, Politico.
Fiona Hill, Samuel Charap, and Andriy Zagorodnyuk, July 27, 2023, “How Does the War in Ukraine End?”, The Foreign Affairs Interview Podcast, Foreign Affairs.
Fiona Hill and Angela Stent, August 25, 2022, “The World Putin Wants: How Distortions About the Past Feed Illusions About the Future,” Foreign Affairs.
Fiona Hill, February 28, 2022, “‘Yes, He Would’: Fiona Hill on Putin and Nukes,” Q&A with Maura Reynolds, Politico.
Fiona Hill, October 2021, “There Is Nothing for You Here: Finding Opportunity in the 21st Century,” Mariner Books.
Fiona Hill, September 12, 2016, “Putin: The One-Man Show the West Doesn’t Understand,” Taylor & Francis Online.
Thomas de Waal, February 13, 2024, “In the Caucasus, Another Year of War or Peace,” Carnegie Europe.
Thomas de Waal, September 26, 2023, “The EU and Azerbaijan: Time to Talk Tough” Carnegie Europe.
Thomas de Waal, September 22, 2023, “A Tragic Endgame in Karabakh,” Carnegie Europe.
Thomas de Waal, August 31, 2023, “The Orbanizing of Georgia,” Carnegie Europe.
Thomas de Waal, May 11, 2023, “Time to Get Serious About Moldova,” Carnegie Europe.
Thomas de Waal, January 25, 2023, “Russian weakness challenges EU to ease tensions in Nagorno-Karabakh,” Financial Times.
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Is the Planet on the Ballot?
This year’s elections in Europe and the United States will significantly impact global climate action amid increasing global insecurity and contested green policies.
Olivia Lazard, fellow at Carnegie Europe, and Rod Schoonover, cofounder of the Ecosecurity Council, emphasize the need for more effective leadership and institutions to address climate change.
[00:00:00] Intro, [00:01:23] The Climate Change-Security Nexus, [00:11:45] Will Elections Affect Climate Policies?, [00:20:47] The Need for Strategic Foresight.
Olivia Lazard, December 19, 2023, “The Day After COP28: The Heat Is On,” Strategic Europe, Carnegie Europe.
Olivia Lazard, June 1, 2023, “How the EU Can Use Mineral Supply Chains to Redesign Collective Security,” Strategic Europe, Carnegie Europe.
Olivia Lazard, April 6, 2023, “The EU’s Water Strategy Is Too Shallow,” Strategic Europe, Carnegie Europe.
Rod Schoonover and Dan Smith, April 2023, “Five Urgent Questions on Ecological Security,” SIPRI.
Rod Schoonover and Eilish Zembilci, October 26, 2021, “New National Intelligence Estimate on Climate Change Underplays the Role of Food Security,” Center for Strategic and International Studies (CSIS).
Rod Schoonover, April 21, 2021, “Plant Diseases and Pests Are Oft-Ignored Climate-Linked National Security Risks,” Center for Strategic and International Studies (CSIS).
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