Former Human Rights Watch head Ken Roth interviews Harvard professor Stephen Walt on the erosion of democracy within the US.
A longtime columnist for Overseas Coverage and professor of worldwide relations on the Harvard Kennedy Faculty of Authorities, Stephen Walt is a pointy critic of how the US has pursued its model of liberal democracy globally, which he calls liberal hegemony. His books embrace Taming American Energy, The Hell of Good Intentions, and the New York Occasions bestseller The Israel Foyer and US Overseas Coverage.
On this episode of Reframe, Ken Roth and Stephen Walt talk about how President Donald Trump is undermining democratic norms and establishments throughout the US and worldwide, questioning whether or not his management has caused an unprecedented shift in its world energy.