How to Defeat Authoritarianism | Today's Authoritarians
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How to Defeat Authoritarianism | Today's Authoritarians

B2Upper-intermediateOctober 5, 202654 min
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The 21st century is witness to resurgent global authoritarianism, driven by leaders who answer to no law other than their own. Nahlah Ayed and panelists consider the rise of today’s authoritarians — Trump, Putin, Orban, Duterte and beyond — and what we can learn from history about how authoritarianism can be challenged, and ultimately defeated. This final episode in How to Defeat Authoritarianism examines our present moment, identifying the ways in which authoritarian politics has returned — and the tools to resist them. Listen to other episodes in this series: How to Defeat Authoritarianism | Benito M...

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Thank you all for being here yet again for our fifth and final installment of Ideas at Stratford Week, the 2026 edition. I always get a bit maudlin when these things are coming to an end, but I hope this session will leave us with a bit of hope that makes up for that. Welcome to Ideas, I'm Nala Aied.

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