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MINI-DOC: Taiwan Shouldn't be a Democracy.
In 1986, Taiwan’s dictator began the island’s democratization — an unlikely story with consequences and lessons which echo to today.…
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MINI-DOC: How a Chair nearly Broke Europe (and still could...)
In 1965, French President Charles DeGaulle started a fight that nearly tore Europe apart — over the same disagreements that still haunt the continent. This is the story of the empty chair crisis.…
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MINI-DOC: How Estonia is still re-imagining democracy.
Estonia is one of the best performing post-Soviet countries, thanks in no small part to its revolutionary digital democracy. But it’s not all computer code—there’s something about the Estonian attitude that’s crucial to its success, and it’s something all democracies can learn from.…
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MINI-DOC: Is Democracy Inevitable? (w/ Francis Fukuyama)
After WWII and the Cold War, democracy looked unstoppable. Lately, it seems more complicated. The world’s leading author on the subject joins us to discuss — could it still be true?…
