Episode 2: The autocrat next door

In Ukraine, democracy is under attack. Ben Ansell investigates what that means for the country’s future. Is the war a death knell or a rallying cry for democracy? What is at stake and how worried should we be about the rise of autocrats?

Guests:  

Olya Onuch, Professor of comparative and Ukrainian politics at the University of Manchester

Nicole Bibbins Sedaca, interim President of Freedom House 

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Host: Professor Ben Ansell

Producers: Katie Gunning and Ada Barume

Editor: Jasper Corbett

Original artwork: Jon Hill | Emma O’Neil

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