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Gideon Rachman talks to historian and author Anne Applebaum about the Trump presidency. The US president is increasingly accused of being a would-be dictator, but is it fair to compare Donald Trump to authoritarian leaders such as Vladimir Putin and Xi Jinping?
This episode is an edited recording of an event organised by Intelligence Squared that took place in central London last month.
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Trump’s fawning cabinet and the threat to US democracy
The Trump doctrine: don’t rely on America
Saudi Arabia in talks for US defence pact
How the Trump companies made $1bn from crypto
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Presented by Gideon Rachman. Produced by Clare Williamson. The executive producer is Flo Phillips and sound design is by Breen Turner
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