2020 Year in Review: The State of Global Democracy

Published: Dec. 31, 2020, 11 a.m.

Dec. 31 edition. Beyond testing the U.S. electoral system, 2020 put pressure on all national governments, as they dealt with the coronavirus pandemic. Some have questioned whether governments have done enough to protect citizens, while others have criticized perceived overreach. Frank Fukuyama, a senior fellow at Stanford's Freeman Spogli Institute and Mosbacher Director of its Center on Democracy, joins host Annmarie Fertoli to discuss the state of democracy in 2020 and going forward. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices