Fighting for Democracy in Hungary and Hong Kong | Fmr Obama Adviser Ben Rhodes | GZERO World

Описание: Can democracy activities in Hungary and Hong Kong succeed against autocratic governments?

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Former Obama adviser Ben Rhodes sees parallels between Hungary’s politics and what happened in the US under Trump, and believes the EU has been too lenient towards Prime Minister Viktor Orbán’s
autocratic tendencies. Rhodes, who met with democracy activists in Hungary and Hong Kong when researching his book, “After the Fall: Being American in the World We’ve Made,” observes that Hungary’s opposition groups have been strengthened by banding together to form a united front against corrupt politicians. There’s less reason for hope in Hong Kong, says Rhodes, and one reason is that the US never made it a priority. “At every stage of the last 30 years, a commercial interest, or a security interest, or a geopolitical interest was always above what our interests were on an issue like Hong Kong,” Rhodes tells Ian Bremmer on GZERO World.

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