This week, it’s the second forum in the monthly “Democracy in Crisis” series. Today’s forum looks at how democracy is being challenged by extremism and its sources in the U.S. and abroad. 

The panelists are: 

Dr. Christopher Gelpi, Director of the Mershon Center for International Security Studies and Professor of Political Science, The Ohio State University 

Victoria Gurevich, Graduate Student in Political Science, The Ohio State University  

Dr. Alam Payind, Former Director of the Middle East Studies Center, The Ohio State University 

The host is Mike Thompson, Chief Content Director of News and Public Affairs for WOSU Public Media.   CMC’s “Democracy in Crisis” series partner is WOSU Public Media, with support for this forum from The Columbus Council on World Affairs and The League of Women Voters of Metro Columbus.