Empire

Was it 9/11 or the West’s response that threatened the utopia of liberal democracy? S. Zizek and Hamid Dabashi discuss.

Empire asks if the global fight against terrorism is eroding the democratic principles it set out to defend.

Empire asks its guests if the global fight against terrorism is eroding the democratic principles it set out to defend.

Twenty-five years since the fall of the Berlin Wall, why is European democracy in flux?

Philosopher Tzvetan Todorov warns that democracy is threatened by an enemy within.

Following a journey through Europe, Marwan Bishara shares his observations about liberal democracy.

Philosopher Slavoj Zizek shares his thoughts on the causes of democracy’s retreat in Europe and the US.

We examine the dominance of the US entertainment industry and its power to shape perceptions about culture and society.

Twenty-five years after the fall of the Berlin Wall, we ask our guests, is neoliberalism undermining European democracy?

Marwan Bishara and Philippe Leymarie discuss France’s influence on the African continent.