Anne Applebaum Explains Why Putin Is Rooting for Trump & Democracy's Decline | The Warning Podcast

Jan 13, 2024 | Journalist and historian Anne Applebaum joins Steve Schmidt to discuss the rise of authoritarianism and democratic decline, propaganda, myths, and the manipulation of truth in politics. She also explains why Putin is so interested in Donald Trump winning the 2024 presidential election.

The Instability of American Politics Can't Be Ignored (with Anne Applebaum) | The Bulwark Podcast

Dec 19, 2023 | Anne Applebaum discusses a ray of hope in Europe with the defeat of Poland's authoritarian government, while also contemplating the consequences for NATO and America's place in the world if Trump were to be reelected. Mona Charen sits in for Charlie Sykes.

Anne Applebaum: Orbán Evidence of What a Determined, Anti-democratic Figure Can Do

Dec 19, 2023 | The Atlantic's Anne Applebaum discusses Hungary's PM Viktor Orbán blocking the EU's plan for further aid to Ukraine.

Orbán should be kicked out of the EU. Hungarians belong in the EU, but not under Orbán’s leadership. Orbán is one of Putin’s stooges. – © Mark Alexander

Anne Applebaum: Second Trump Term Would Be a Global Catastrophe | Bulwark Podcast Clip

Dec 19, 2023 | Mona Charen and Anne Applebaum discuss the unique damage Donald Trump could inflict upon the world if he were elected to a second term in the White House.

Hamas Terrorism Echoes Barbaric Playbook from Putin to ISIS, Warns Historian

Oct 11, 2023 | “Hamas terrorists paid no attention to any modern laws of war, or any norms of any kind” in their attacks on Israel, says historian Anne Applebaum, a barbarism that reflects a wider attack on the institutions built to defend human rights after World War II. The Pulitzer winner discusses her essay and the war with MSNBC’s Ari Melber.

Anne Applebaum: Autocracies Don’t Believe in Rules or Norms | Amanpour and Company

Apr 1, 2022 • Anne Applebaum is a staff writer for The Atlantic and a Pulitzer Prize-winning historian. Her latest article, "There Is No Liberal World Order," argues that unless democracies defend themselves together, the forces of autocracy will destroy them. She joins Michel Martin to discuss this existential struggle. Originally aired on April 1, 2022