Global Democracy Defense w/Pedro Telles

September 16, 2026 00:45:57
Global Democracy Defense w/Pedro Telles
The Anti-Authoritarian Podcast
Global Democracy Defense w/Pedro Telles

Sep 16 2026 | 00:45:57

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Show Notes

Authoritarianism is a global project, coordinated, cross-border, and learning from itself in real time. The resistance has to be, too. In this episode, Scot talks with Pedro Telles, Director and founding board member of D-Hub, about what democratic defense looks like from a transnational vantage point. They cover how authoritarianism takes hold, what civil society can do to stop it, the role of narrative strategy in the fight, and what a new anti-authoritarian toolkit offers democracy defenders on the front lines.

D-Hub is a community of democracy defenders committed to working  together to defeat authoritarians, wherever they are. Learn more about their work by visiting dhub.org. Access the Anti-Authoritarian Toolkit by visiting antiauthoritarian.com.

The Anti-Authoritarian Playbook is where we dig into comparative research on authoritarian consolidation and what movements around the world have done to reverse it. Read it at bit.ly/antiauthoritarianplaybook.

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