Is Democracy Doomed? The Global Fight for Our Future

A new approach to create and protect a future of freedom [TED Talks Daily]( [Timothy Snyder - TED Talk]( TIMOTHY SNYDER, [TED Membership](, 33 min [Is democracy doomed? The global fight for our future]( If you think democracy is some kind of inevitable, default setting for the world, then you aren't going to have it for very long, says historian and author Timothy Snyder. From World War I to the Russian invasion of Ukraine, Snyder dives into the structures that uplift and tear down political systems, offering a historical perspective on the current state of democracy around the world as well as the patterns of thought that lead to tyranny. Learn more about a new approach to democracy that could help create and protect a future of freedom. Interested in conversations like these? Visit [ted.com/membership]( to become a TED Member. ([Read transcript.]() [Watch now]( [Watch now](   Trending [Brittany Young - TED Talk]( Brittany Young - 6 min [How dirt bikes and STEM ignite ingenuity in Baltimore]( [Daniel Susskind - TED Talk]( Daniel Susskind - 16 min [3 myths about the future of work (and why they're not true)]( [Karen D. Davis - TED Talk]( Karen D. Davis - 5 min [How does your brain respond to pain?](   Explore TED Courses [TED Courses - Carl Honoré]( [How to pump the brakes]( It’s easy to feel like time is flying past when life has you rushing from one thing to the next. How can you tap into the power of slowing down? Find out in our TED Course with bestselling author Carl Honoré, who will teach you how to take back control of your time, both personally and professionally. [Sign up now]( [Sign up now](   Get the TED app [Download on the App Store]( [Get it on Google Play]( Copyright © 2022 TED, All rights reserved. You received this email because you subscribed to it on TED.com. Was this forwarded by a friend? You can sign up here: [www.ted.com/newsletter]( Our mailing address is: 330 Hudson St Fl 12, NY, NY 10013. [Unsubscribe](  | [Update preferences]( | [View in browser](