The end of the West and the future of democracy | Yanis Varoufakis, Cenk Uygur, and S.Y. Quraishi
819Yanis Varoufakis, Cenk Uygur, and S.Y. Quraishi discuss the decline of the West, the rise of India, China, and the Global South, and the future of democracy.
As the United States and its Western allies fall ever deeper into chaos and turmoil, who will rise up and lead the world?
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It is ten years since the IAI first hosted a debate on the end of the West. At the time, some argued this was an implausible proposal. Since then, the IAI has returned to the question a number of times and on each occasion it has seemed more likely and increasingly inevitable. Few imagined that the leaders of the Western world would themselves call its demise. That is what many now argue President Trump has done. The shift to transactional politics rather than working together within a system of shared values has placed former allies on opposing sides. And with it, the coherence of the West appears to have broken apart.
But where is this leading? Will Trump's strategies make the US stronger or cement its decline? As Europe rearms, will it find a new voice to stand alongside, or perhaps against, the US and China? And most importantly, how can we navigate the new world order and avoid a catastrophic confrontation while defending ourselves, our values, and our way of life?
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Former Finance Minister of Greece and bestselling author Yanis Varoufakis, political commentator and host of The Young Turks, Cenk Uygur, former Chief Election Commissioner of India S.Y. Quraishi, historian, columnist, and author Zoe Strimpel, and others clash over the future of global power. Hosted by philosopher Hilary Lawson.
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00:00 Introduction
00:24 Will the US remain dominant or will its decline continue?
01:18 The next century belongs to India
03:35 Competition between India and China
05:36 Should we be worried about changes in global power?
07:44 The danger of what Trump is doing
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