Since Donald Trump started his second term in 2025, the entire world very much anticipated more uncertainties and political shifts. Nations in Southeast Asia and Europe are still having a hard time in understanding the "MAGA" impact, owing to Trump's political ambitions. Meanwhile, nations like Argentina and Brazil are the two best examples, when it comes to political alliance and economic hurdles. In this brand-new episode, Professor Kurt Weyland joins the show to talk more from his amazing book.

Kurt Weyland is Professor of Government and Mike Hogg Professor in Liberal Arts at the University of Texas at Austin. He holds a Ph.D. in Political Science from Stanford (1991) and has conducted extensive field research in Argentina, Bolivia, Brazil, Chile, Costa Rica, Peru, and Venezuela. His work has drawn considerable inspiration from cognitive-psychological insights and has increasingly combined political science with historical analysis. His amazing book is called "Democracy’s Resilience to Populism’s Threat."