Michael Ignatieff – Democracy and the New World Order

00:00:00 Introduction by Bartley Grosserichter
00:05:52 About Michael Ignatieff
00:09:47 Elements of the Trump Ideology
00:22:59 Background of the War on Ukraine
00:24:26 Disillusionment and the Shattering of the American Dream
00:28:01 Trump and the Use of Social Media
00:29:42 Relationship between Hegemony and Democracy
00:31:51 American democracy in crisis
00:34:41 Canada's and Europe’s mutual struggle
00:39:06 Private public partnership
00:43:14 Who are Trump’s “winners”?
00:50:08 Can be Republicans and Democrats be brought together?
00:59:54 The Fate of Universities
01:03:51 Is there “too much” government in Europe?
01:11:34 Can democracy be a viable political system in the future?

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Michael Ignatieff is a Canadian writer, historian, and former liberal politician. He served as an MP in the Parliament of Canada and then as Leader of the Liberal Party of Canada and leader of the Official Opposition. He is a member of the Queen’s Privy Council for Canada and holds thirteen honorary degrees. Between 2012 and 2015 he served as Centennial Chair at the Carnegie Council for Ethics in international affairs in New York. Between 2014 and 2016, he was Edward R. Murrow Chair of the Press, Politics and Public Policy at the Harvard Kennedy School. Michael Ignatieff was until recently the Rector and President of Central European University in Budapest. He stepped down at the end of July 2021 to remain a professor in the History Department.

He currently teaches classes such as “Democratic Freedom and its Enemies” as well as “Human Rights in History.” In 2024, Ignatieff received the Princess of Asturias Award for Social Sciences for his defense of human rights and analysis of political conflicts. He is the author of eighteen books covering topics such as human rights, liberalism, and the history of ideas and also writes screenplays, reviews, and essays. His most recent book is "On Consolation: Finding Solace in Dark Times."

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ORGANIZER:
This event is part of the Munich Dialogues on Democracy Speakers Series, a cooperation between The Yale Club of Germany e.V. (Munich Chapter) and the Stiftung Bayerisches Amerikahaus gGmbH - Bavarian Center for Transatlantic Relations.

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