Hope for democracy in 2022
Just over a month into 2022, Vladimir Putin announced a \u201cspecial military operation\u201d in Ukraine, and set the tone for what looked like an ominous year for global democracy.\n\nHigh-stakes elections in Hungary, Brazil, the U.S., Israel, and the Philippines put core issues of democracy on the ballot, and it was anyone\u2019s guess how things would turn out. \n\nIn some cases, authoritarianism made gains. But some regimes best positioned to challenge democracy for its global influence also saw policy failures, and signs of public resistance. \n\nToday, Vox senior correspondent Zack Beauchamp on why 2022 was a surprisingly good year for democracy, and how it exposed the fundamental weaknesses of authoritarian political models.