Podcast Series on Trends in 2026: Global Fault Lines: In the Trenches for Democracy
Podcast Series on Trends in 2026: Global Fault Lines: In the Trenches for Democracy
Podcast Series on Trends in 2026: Global Fault Lines: In the Trenches for Democracy
In following five-part podcast series, we explore key trends in governance, examining how power is being exercised, challenged, and transformed. Through in-depth analysis, we ask a central question: in the evolving struggle between democracy and autocracy, which system will prove more resilient in the long run?
The Personal Is Still Political: Why the Rise of Misogyny Threatens Democracy
Podcast | Trend Report 1 / February 2026
The podcast was hosted by Cengiz Günay and features a conversation with Annika Scharnagl.
Governing Without Consequence: Israel as a High-Visibility Indicator in 2026
Podcast | Trend Report 2
This podcast was hosted by Cengiz Günay and features a conversation with Osnat Lubrani
24 February 2026
Succession—The Make-or-Break Moment of Electoral Authoritarian Regimes: The Case of Erdoğan’s Turkey
Podcast | Trend Report 9
This podcast was hosted by Johannes Späth and features a conversation with Cengiz Günay
11 March 2026
Declining US Support for Israel: From Bipartisan Consensus to Generational Fracture
Podcast | Trend Report 11
This podcast was hosted by Cengiz Günay and features a conversation with Johannes Späth
11 March 2026
When Visibility Becomes a Liability: Self-Shielded Contestation and the Future of Protest in 2026
Podcast | Trend Report 13
This podcast was hosted by Cengiz Günay and features a conversation with Ceren Çetinkaya & Osnat Lubrani
24 February 2026