Rethinking Democracy
Hosted by Gonul Tol · Middle East Institute
5.0from 2 ratings
- 27
- Episodes
- 24
- Transcribed
- 2
- Ratings
- 2024
- First episode
About Rethinking Democracy
This is a critical time for the future of democracy as citizens in America and across the globe are losing faith in democratic institutions. We often view the rollback of democracy and threats to the liberal international order as separate problems, but in reality they are closely interlinked. In this podcast series, MEI Senior Fellow Gonul Tol examines the interplay between democracy's domestic and international foes as well as how to counter them.
- Publisher
- Middle East Institute
- Category
- government
- Language
- en
- Explicit
- No
- First episode
- 5 Dec 2024
- Latest episode
- 9 Jun 2026
Latest episodes
24 of 27 episodes have a transcript.
9 Jun 2026TRANSCRIPT
Can Turkey's Opposition Fight Back?
26 May 2026TRANSCRIPT
Can Hamas Be Disarmed?
12 May 2026TRANSCRIPT
Will the PKK Really Disarm?
Inside a recent episode
Can Turkey's Opposition Fight Back?
Published 9 Jun 2026 · Transcript excerpt
[…] That voting base is not enough to win the elections in the first place. So he needs to divide the opposition. So that's a very critical moment for the Kurdish politicians to decide. So on the one hand, there's an opportunity to solve the Kurdish issue which is a priority for them and I can understand it and everybody can understand it. But on the other hand, the Erdogan government is cracking down on the opposition and shrinking the space of democracy in the country. That's two contradictory trends happening at the same time in the country, and that's putting the actors in a difficult position. […]
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- İlhan Uzgel
- Zaha Hassan
- Aliza Marcus
- Noah Bonsey
- Nazanin Boniadi
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- 5.0 / 5
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- 1 ratings
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- 45
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- 0
- YouTube
- 0
- Engagement
- 50
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Gonul Tol host the show. Published by Middle East Institute.
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