A Tale of Two Systems: Democracy and autocracy in the 21st century

Intrigue Outloud by International Intrigue
Welcome to the Intrigue Outloud podcast channel!For this inaugural episode, Charles Dunst joins to discuss his new book Defeating the Dictators, released on 2 February. The book tells the story of how democracy saw its global image threatened by technologically-advanced and bureaucratically-efficient autocracies in the Middle East and Eas  ...  See more
Feb 02 2023
Episode’s Chapters
  • 00:01:24 - 00:03:10
    00:01:24 - 00:03:10What is a democracy?
  • 00:03:10 - 00:04:14
    00:03:10 - 00:04:14What is an autocracy?
  • 00:04:14 - 00:07:41
    00:04:14 - 00:07:41Why democracy over autocracy?
  • 00:07:51 - 00:10:56
    00:07:51 - 00:10:56What's happened to democracies since the end of Cold War?
  • 00:10:56 - 00:12:49
    00:10:56 - 00:12:49Did the West fail to integrate post-Soviet Russia?
  • 00:12:49 - 00:15:08
    00:12:49 - 00:15:08Can democracy ever truly defeat autocracy?
  • 00:15:08 - 00:17:06
    00:15:08 - 00:17:06Why is economics so central to this story?
  • 00:17:06 - 00:20:07
    00:17:06 - 00:20:07What is the "Shenzhen Miracle?"
  • 00:20:07 - 00:22:06
    00:20:07 - 00:22:06What is the "mistrust loop?"
  • 00:22:06 - 00:24:56
    00:22:06 - 00:24:56How can democracies regain trust?
  • 00:24:56 - 00:28:46
    00:24:56 - 00:28:46How can democracies convince others to adopt their system?
  • 00:28:46 - 00:32:20
    00:28:46 - 00:32:20Based on events of last year: are democracies winning?
  • 00:32:30 - 00:37:02
    00:32:30 - 00:37:02Which democracies are most in danger? Which autocracies migh ...
  • 00:37:02 - 00:38:32
    00:37:02 - 00:38:32Biggest piece of advice to policymakers?
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