SFS Online & On Topic | The Survival of Democracy in America

On the 6th of January, insurrectionists stormed the U.S. Capitol in an attempt to overturn the results of an American election. While this violent effort ultimately failed, these challenges - and others that we have seen over the past several years - have called into question the survivability of America’s democracy. Professors Anthony Arend and Elizabeth Saunders discuss these recent threats to the American republic and the ability of American institutions to respond. SFS ONLINE & ON TOPIC is a webinar series that brings together faculty and alumni experts from the School of Foreign Service in a virtual format to discuss some of the most critical global issues of our day. The series is hosted by Dr. Anthony C. Arend (SFS’80). Dr. Arend graduated from the School of Foreign Service in 1980 and has been a member of the faculty for over thirty years. He is a Senator on the Board of Governors of the Georgetown University Alumni Association. About the Guest Speaker: ELIZABETH SAUNDERS, Ph.D. is an Associate Pr