How America Should Prepare for Political Violence

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🗓️ 4 October 2024

⏱️ 44 minutes

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Summary

Unrest, even violence, could be a concern heading into the U.S. presidential election in November. What should be done to strengthen the nation’s democratic institutions? And what lessons can be learned from other countries facing similar challenges? Author and political scientist Barbara Walter joins FP Live to share her findings from her research on civil wars around the world. Suggested reading (FP links are paywall-free): Transcript: Could Civil War Erupt in America? Bruce Hoffman and Jacob Ware: How Bad Will Political Violence in the U.S. Get? Stephen Marche: Why the U.S. Military Isn’t Ready for Civil War Cameron Abadi and Adam Tooze: What a Real Civil War Would Do to the U.S. Economy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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0:00.0	America is changing. And so is the world.
0:04.5	But what's happening in America isn't just a cause of global upheaval.
0:08.7	It's also a symptom of disruption that's happening everywhere.
0:12.5	I'm Asma Khalid in Washington, D.C.
0:14.7	I'm Tristan Redman in London, and this is the global story.
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1:06.2	This is FP Live.
1:10.8	Welcome to the show.
1:12.6	As we gear up for Election Day in America, there are two uncomfortable possibilities we all need to grapple with.
1:19.9	The first is that we likely won't have a result on the 5th of November.
1:25.0	Several battleground states won't start counting absentee ballots until that morning,
1:30.5	so it's almost guaranteed that we will be waiting on key results until at least November 6th.
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