Where Western Leaders Went Wrong

About this episode

Ian Shapiro discusses the missteps by Western leaders that contributed to the breakdown of democratic institutions after the fall of the Soviet Union.

Ian Shapiro traces the breakdown in democratic institutions to missteps by Western leaders following the fall of the Soviet Union.

People in this episode

Host: Brian Lehrer

Guest: Ian Shapiro

Topics covered

• democracy
• politics
• Western leadership
• Soviet Union
• institutional breakdown

Keywords

• democratic institutions
• Western leaders
• Soviet Union
• political missteps
• Ian Shapiro

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: Western leaders

Places: Soviet Union

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