There are the classic autocracies that we know well - like China and Russia - but what would it take to morph a democracy like the United States into an authoritarian country?

It’s a question that’s not so far-fetched for the States, a month out from its presidential election, and it’s one that Pulitzter prize winning journalist David E. Sanger has been grappling with.

So with a second Donald Trump presidency looming large, what are the chances that Trump could turn the United States into an autocracy, or something close to it?

Today, Sanger, the national security correspondent for The New York Times, on what he has learned about autocrats in his more than 40 years of reporting.



Further reading:
David E. Sanger's 'New Cold Wars'.

Audio credit:
President Clinton's China visit, AAP
Donald Trump: 'We need a military operation' to stop border cartels, News Nation

There are the classic autocracies that we know well - like China and Russia - but what would it take to morph a democracy like the United States into an authoritarian country?
It’s a question that’s not so far-fetched for the States, a month out from its presidential election, and it’s one that Pulitzter prize winning journalist David E. Sanger has been grappling with.
So with a second Donald Trump presidency looming large, what are the chances that Trump could turn the United States into an autocracy, or something close to it?
Today, Sanger, the national security correspondent for The New York Times, on what he has learned about autocrats in his more than 40 years of reporting.
 
Further reading:
<ul>
<li>David E. Sanger's<a href="https://scribepublications.com.au/books-authors/books/new-cold-wars-9781761381126"> 'New Cold Wars'.</a></li>
</ul>
Audio credit:
<ul>
<li>President Clinton's China visit, <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rMLmif09h_c">AAP</a></li>
<li>Donald Trump: 'We need a military operation' to stop border cartels, <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eGLidzI_oGA">News Nation</a></li>
</ul>

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Does Donald Trump want to turn the US into an autocracy?

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Three years after  a landmark review of the workplace culture in Parliament House found that it was “revolting and humiliating”, a new report suggests that the building where our laws are made might still be an unsafe environment.

A new watchdog at Parliament House, has revealed more than 300 complaints - made over a nine month period - including sexual assault, stalking and intimidation.

Today, workplace relations and federal breaking news reporter Olivia Ireland, on this new report. And what Brittany Higgins, the former parliamentary staffer whose allegations of rape led to this report, has to say about it.

Three years after  a landmark review of the workplace culture in Parliament House found that it was “revolting and humiliating”, a new report suggests that the building where our laws are made might still be an unsafe environment.
A new watchdog at Parliament House, has revealed more than 300 complaints - made over a nine month period - including sexual assault, stalking and intimidation.
Today, workplace relations and federal breaking news reporter Olivia Ireland, on this new report. And what Brittany Higgins, the former parliamentary staffer whose allegations of rape led to this report, has to say about it.

A new report reveals the level of workplace misconduct within Parliament

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It’s been nearly one thousand days since Russia launched the attack on Ukraine,  which shocked the world, and marked the biggest land invasion in Europe since World War II.

Over the weekend, two new developments have dramatically altered the nature of this conflict.

Ukraine attacked Moscow, and other Russian regions, in its biggest drone attack yet.

And 50,000 Russian and North Korean troops have amassed ahead of an expected assault. 

Today, Deputy Foreign Editor Lia Timson, on the significance of North Korea joining this fight. And what impact this might have on American support for Ukraine.

Read/listen/watch:
50,000 Russian and North Korean troops mass ahead of attack, US intel, Julia E. Barnes, Eric Schmidtt and Michael Schwirtz, New York Times.

It’s been nearly one thousand days since Russia launched the attack on Ukraine,  which shocked the world, and marked the biggest land invasion in Europe since World War II.
Over the weekend, two new developments have dramatically altered the nature of this conflict.
Ukraine attacked Moscow, and other Russian regions, in its biggest drone attack yet.
And 50,000 Russian and North Korean troops have amassed ahead of an expected assault. 
Today, Deputy Foreign Editor Lia Timson, on the significance of North Korea joining this fight. And what impact this might have on American support for Ukraine.
Read/listen/watch:
<ul>
<li><a href="https://www.theage.com.au/world/europe/50-000-russian-and-north-korean-troops-mass-ahead-of-attack-us-intel-20241111-p5kpgz.html">50,000 Russian and North Korean troops mass ahead of attack, US intel,</a> Julia E. Barnes, Eric Schmidtt and Michael Schwirtz, New York Times.</li>
</ul>

Why the Russian-Ukraine war is at a critical juncture

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We’ve all heard a lot about how Donald Trump won the presidential election, which voters he managed to draw in, and where.

But what about the big picture, and the long game? What does Trump’s victory say about how safe America’s democracy is? And what, in turn, this might mean for the safety of the rest of us around the globe? 

International and political editor Peter Hartcher has been covering politics for more than 40 years, and reported from Washington for four years of those, covering George W Bush’s presidency.

Today, Hartcher discusses what Washington insiders, including a renowned political scientist and the journalist who broke the Watergate scandal, have told him about all of this, and more.

Read/listen/watch:
'If George Washington was the father of America’s democracy, Donald Trump is its undertaker', Peter Hartcher, The Age and The Sydney Morning Herald.
'Don't give up on American democracy' after Trump's re-election, says Bob Woodward, ABC's 7.30 with Sarah Ferguson.

We’ve all heard a lot about how Donald Trump won the presidential election, which voters he managed to draw in, and where.
But what about the big picture, and the long game? What does Trump’s victory say about how safe America’s democracy is? And what, in turn, this might mean for the safety of the rest of us around the globe? 
International and political editor Peter Hartcher has been covering politics for more than 40 years, and reported from Washington for four years of those, covering George W Bush’s presidency.
Today, Hartcher discusses what Washington insiders, including a renowned political scientist and the journalist who broke the Watergate scandal, have told him about all of this, and more.
Read/listen/watch:
<ul>
<li>'If George Washington was the father of America’s democracy, <a href="https://www.smh.com.au/world/north-america/if-george-washington-was-the-father-of-america-s-democracy-donald-trump-is-its-undertaker-20241106-p5koch.html">Donald Trump is its undertaker', </a>Peter Hartcher, The Age and The Sydney Morning Herald.</li>
<li>'<a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aIlBPNNtyLo">Don't give up on American democracy' </a>after Trump's re-election, says Bob Woodward, ABC's 7.30 with Sarah Ferguson.</li>
</ul>

Bob Woodward is wrong. American democracy is crumbling

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Does Donald Trump want to turn the US into an autocracy?

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