Empire

Marwan Bishara talks with USAID’s Kristi Ragan and Voice of America’s David Ensor about the role of their institutions.

Empire examines the allure of Brand America as American soft power continues to be unrivalled anywhere in the world.

Marwan Bishara’s final thoughts at the conclusion of filming ‘War on Terror, War on Muslims?’

Leading French intellectual Edwy Plenel discusses the domestic impact of the War on Terror in France.

Was it 9/11 or the West’s response that threatened the utopia of liberal democracy? S. Zizek and Hamid Dabashi discuss.

Empire asks its guests if the global fight against terrorism is eroding the democratic principles it set out to defend.

Twenty-five years since the fall of the Berlin Wall, why is European democracy in flux?

Philosopher Tzvetan Todorov warns that democracy is threatened by an enemy within.

Following a journey through Europe, Marwan Bishara shares his observations about liberal democracy.

We examine the dominance of the US entertainment industry and its power to shape perceptions about culture and society.