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Michael Abramowitz | Authoritarianism CAN Happen Here (6/6) | Oxford Union

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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?

Michael Abramowitz is the President of Freedom House, an NGO dedicated to researching and promoting democratic change. He previously worked at The Washington Post.

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