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Understanding an authoritarian trend in global politics

By Evan Dawson,
Megan Mack, Julie Williams
Published September 23, 2024 at 2:48 PM EDT
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Valery Perry on "Connections with Evan Dawson" on Monday, September 23, 2024
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The American presidential campaign is part of a growing list of political races around the world in which candidates are threatening to jail their opponents.

We're joined by democratization policy consultant Valery Perry to discuss the implications of those threats.

Our guest:

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Evan Dawson
Evan Dawson is the host of "Connections with Evan Dawson." He joined WXXI in January 2014 after working at 13WHAM-TV, where he served as morning news anchor. He was hired as a reporter for 13WHAM-TV in 2003 before being promoted to anchor in 2007.
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Megan Mack
Megan Mack is the executive producer of "Connections with Evan Dawson" and live/televised engagement programming.
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Julie Williams
Julie Williams is an associate producer for "Connections with Evan Dawson" and is also the office administrator for radio, news and technology and operations. She started at WXXI in 2019 and has been working on Connections since 2022.
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