Archive · 23 Jan 2026
Panel Discusses Democracy's Challenges at WEF 2026
At the World Economic Forum in 2026, a group of experts talked about whether democracy is in trouble.
They discussed how democracy is changing and the challenges it faces.
The moderator, Shekhar Gupta, mentioned several books about democracy, including 'How Democracies Die' and 'The Life and Death of Democracy'.
The panelists included professors, ministers, and leaders from different countries, each sharing their perspectives on the future of democracy.
Panel discussion on 'Is Democracy in Trouble?' held at the World Economic Forum Annual Meeting 2026.
Moderated by Shekhar Gupta, Founder and Editor-in-Chief of ThePrint.
Panelists included academics, ministers, and political leaders from various countries.
Discussion focused on the changing nature and challenges of democracy.
Several books on democracy were mentioned during the discussion.
- Who
- Shekhar Gupta, Hélène Landemore, Edwin Tong Chun Fai, Fernando Hugo Aramayo, Sviatlana Tsikhanouskaya
- What
- Panel discussion on the state of democracy
- When
- World Economic Forum Annual Meeting 2026
- Where
- World Economic Forum
- Why
- To discuss the changing nature and challenges faced by democracy
- Event
- World Economic Forum Annual Meeting 2026
- Topic
- Is Democracy in Trouble?
- Moderator
- Shekhar Gupta, Founder and Editor-in-Chief, ThePrint
- Panelists
- Hélène Landemore, Damon Wells’ 58 Professor of Political Science, Yale University; Edwin Tong Chun Fai, Minister for Law and Second Minister for Home Affairs, Ministry of Law of Singapore; Fernando Hugo Aramayo, Minister of Foreign Affairs, Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Bolivia; Sviatlana Tsikhanouskaya, Leader of the Democratic Forces of Belarus
- Books Mentioned
- The Life and Death of Democracy, How Democracies Die, Why We Get the Wrong Politicians, Why Politics Fails, Authoritarianism Goes Global: The Challenge to Democracy, Democracy and Its Crisis, No Democracy Lasts Forever: How the Constitution Threatens the United States