Dr Sarah Mendelson | Authoritarianism CAN'T Happen Here (5/6) | Oxford Union
January 2, 2020
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"This House Believes It Can't Happen Here"
In recent years, demagogues have come to power in democracies across the globe. With populism on the rise, are we immune from this worldwide trend towards authoritarianism, or might we be next?
Dr Sarah Mendelson: US Ambassador to the Economic and Social Council at the UN, under Obama, and expert on democracy and human rights.
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