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Student Debate: "Democracy is Dead"
Six international teams compete and debate on the topic of “Democracy is Dead”
Is Liberal Democracy Universal?
It is a matter of gospel truth in Western democracies that our model of participatory democracy is universally applicable. But countries like China and Russia have formed functional societies in which a majority of people seem to reject the Western model.
Who is right?
Gap between rich and poor
President Obama described the widening gap between the very rich and everyone else as "the defining challenge of our time."
Is it? Why is it happening? Does it matter? How does it impact on how people are ruled?
Islamist ideology
Islamist extremists have proclaimed Western democracies as their mortal enemy, and have devised new weapons to impose their ideology and to draw recruits.
The beheadings of ISIS, the slaughter at Charlie Hebdo, the allure of Jihad: how has this happened? What can be done about it?
Keynote speech
His Highness the Aga Khan delivers a keynote address to the Athens Democracy Forum, where he says that improving the quality of human life is the most important component of a successful democracy.
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