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TED Talks on authoritarianism

From recognizing the early warning signs to standing up against oppression, these TED Talks reveal the authoritarian playbook and explore the global fight for democracy. Hear from activists, leaders and thinkers on what it takes to challenge authoritarianism and protect freedom.

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Leopoldo Lopez

How to defend democracy — and fight autocracy

18 minutes 29 seconds

Farida Nabourema

Is your country at risk of becoming a dictatorship? Here's how to know

11 minutes 8 seconds

Timothy Snyder

Is democracy doomed? The global fight for our future

32 minutes 50 seconds

Olesya Khromeychuk

What the world can learn from Ukraine's fight for democracy

10 minutes 54 seconds

Sviatlana Tsikhanouskaya

How to be fearless in the face of authoritarianism

5 minutes 34 seconds

Elif Shafak

The revolutionary power of diverse thought

21 minutes 48 seconds

Tessza Udvarhelyi

How to build democracy — in an authoritarian country

12 minutes 50 seconds

Oleksandra Matviichuk

The ordinary people doing extraordinary things in Ukraine

14 minutes 25 seconds

Ian Bassin

How to spot authoritarianism — and choose democracy

16 minutes 21 seconds

Rayma Suprani

Dictators hate political cartoons -- so I keep drawing them

16 minutes 33 seconds