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Ian Bassin

Ian Bassin

Ian Bassin is co-founder and executive director of Protect Democracy, a non-partisan non-profit committed to preventing American democracy from declining into a more authoritarian form of government.

Articles and Events

Democracy’s Discontents

Though Fukuyama is focused on the threats to liberalism, January 6 shows that the real complaints are with democracy.

Ian Bassin

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A Note from Jeffrey Gedmin

Jeffrey Gedmin
A Note from Jeffrey Gedmin

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June 8: Taming the Russian Beast ft. Amb. Michael McFaul (Leaders' Circle)

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Francis Fukuyama

Host of “Democracy IRL”

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Charles Lane

Host of "Times Like These with Charles Lane"

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Richard Aldous

Host of "Bookstack"

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