How do we secure our European Democracy? With Francis Fukuyama and Anders Fogh Ramussen

Nyt fra Europa

At this moment, the democratic rights and values are under pressure in Europe, and we even see some governments themselves taking part in applying it. It is especially the stable institutions guaranteeing democracy, the rule of law, human rights, and respect for and protection of minorities, that are being threatened. We need to discuss how we can overcome these threats, and what we can learn from historical events on how to deal with these issues and prevent democratic backsliding. Professor Francis Fukuyama and former Prime minister Anders Fogh Ramussen are having a conversation about this, live at Grundtvigs Højskole in Hillerød, Denmark. They will discuss the current trends of democratic back-sliding in Europe. We will look back and take stock of historical moments, that have helped to shape our European Democracy from 1989 until today. We will discuss the EU enlargement process in 2002, in relation to the agreements made on democracy and the rule of law, and what this means for new EU-member countries. We will also discuss what can be done to protect champions of democracy going forward. Meet: Mr. Anders Fogh Rasmussen: Former Prime Minister of Denmark and NATO secretary general. President of the Danish EU presidency in 2002 on enlargement. Chairman and Founder of Alliance of Democracies Foundation. Professor Francis Fukuyama, Olivier Nomellini Senior Fellow at Stanford University’s Freeman Spogli Inistitute for International Studies (FSI) Mosbacher Director of FSI’s Center on Democracy, Development and the Rule of Law and Director of Standfords Masters’s in International Policy Porgram The conversation is moderated by Lykke Friis from Tænketanken Europa. This podcast is edited by Julie Rosenkilde from Nyt Europa and are supported by EuropaNævnet