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9/11 and the end of liberal democracy?

Was it 9/11 or the West’s response that threatened the utopia of liberal democracy? S. Zizek and Hamid Dabashi discuss.

Video Duration 16 minutes 15 seconds 16:15

War on Terror, War on Muslims?

Empire asks if the global fight against terrorism is eroding the democratic principles it set out to defend.

Video Duration 47 minutes 51 seconds 47:51

Guests: War on Terror, War on Muslims?

Empire asks its guests if the global fight against terrorism is eroding the democratic principles it set out to defend.

The Promise and Peril of Democracy

Twenty-five years since the fall of the Berlin Wall, why is European democracy in flux?

Video Duration 48 minutes 09 seconds 48:09

From the fall of the Wall to the present

Philosopher Tzvetan Todorov warns that democracy is threatened by an enemy within.

Video Duration 07 minutes 46 seconds 07:46

The promise of democracy

Following a journey through Europe, Marwan Bishara shares his observations about liberal democracy.

Video Duration 00 minutes 55 seconds 00:55

Empire asks why democracy is in retreat

Philosopher Slavoj Zizek shares his thoughts on the causes of democracy’s retreat in Europe and the US.

Video Duration 04 minutes 30 seconds 04:30

Hollywood: Chronicle of an Empire

We examine the dominance of the US entertainment industry and its power to shape perceptions about culture and society.

Video Duration 47 minutes 33 seconds 47:33

Guests: The Promise and Peril of Democracy

Twenty-five years after the fall of the Berlin Wall, we ask our guests, is neoliberalism undermining European democracy?

The state of French influence in Africa

Marwan Bishara and Philippe Leymarie discuss France’s influence on the African continent.

Video Duration 04 minutes 18 seconds 04:18