• From Putin, Trump, and Bolsonaro to Erdoğan, and Xi, the world has been seeing the rise of authoritarian leaders. Gideon Rachman, author of The Age of the Strongman and chief foreign affairs columnist for the Financial Times shares with us if this is a recent phenomenon, and what are the ingredients or environments that are ripe for these kinds of leadership.

Produced by: Moh Heng Ying

Presented by: Philip See

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Categories:  international,  government

Tags:  strongman,  donald trump,  vladimir putin,  erdogan,