The Financial Times has launched a new podcast series, Martin Wolf on Democracy’s Year of Peril: 2024, which examines the future of the western, liberal democratic system. 

Hosted by the FT’s chief economics commentator Martin Wolf, the five-part series features conversations with leading political thinkers on this critical year for democracy. Guests include US neoconservative scholar and Brookings Institution senior fellow Robert Kagan; historian and journalist Anne Applebaum; former Reserve Bank of India governor Raghuram Rajan; and former US National Security Council official Fiona Hill.

The series explores American democracy and the threats posed by the potential return of a Trump presidency, to the rollback of autocratic rule in Poland, foreign policy challenges of a China-Russia alliance, and the evolving political landscape in India.

“Billions of people are set to cast their vote in elections in more than 50 countries. This", says Wolf, "makes 2024 potentially a decisive year for the future of liberal democracy. This series of interviews offers penetrating perspectives on the world that might emerge after this year is over."

Episodes of Martin Wolf on Democracy’s Year of Peril: 2024 will be published weekly on Sundays, with the first two episodes out now. You can listen to the series on ft.com or on FT News Briefing on Apple Podcasts, Spotify or wherever you get your podcasts.  

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