A playbook to counter democratic backsliding in the US and abroad
02/13/25 • 16 min
Democracy Playbook 2025, published by the Anti-Corruption, Democracy, and Security project at Brookings, identifies seven pillars that are essential to safeguard democracy worldwide and offers actionable steps to strengthen democratic institutions in the U.S. and globally. To talk about the new report, Governance Studies Senior Fellow Norm Eisen, co-editor of the Playbook, joins The Current.
Show notes and transcript:
https://www.brookings.edu/articles/what-might-us-rural-policy-look-like-in-the-trump-administration/
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Democracy Playbook 2025, published by the Anti-Corruption, Democracy, and Security project at Brookings, identifies seven pillars that are essential to safeguard democracy worldwide and offers actionable steps to strengthen democratic institutions in the U.S. and globally. To talk about the new report, Governance Studies Senior Fellow Norm Eisen, co-editor of the Playbook, joins The Current.
Show notes and transcript:
https://www.brookings.edu/articles/what-might-us-rural-policy-look-like-in-the-trump-administration/
Follow The Current and all Brookings podcasts on Apple, Spotify, or wherever you get your podcasts. Send feedback email to [email protected].
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