Five Minutes with Dr. Sandro Calvani: The rise of the far right and the U.S. presidential election (October 2024)
RJI asked two questions of our special guest Dr. Sandro Calvani (Thailand). Dr. Calvani is an esteemed member of RJI’s Global Advisory Council and former diplomat and executive director of the United Nations Interregional Crime and Justice Research Institute (UNICRI) based in Turin, Italy. Dr. Calvani is currently Senior Advisor, Strategic Planning at Mae Fah Luang Foundation in Bangkok.
The questions are as follows: what is at stake at this time, especially given the presidential election on November 5th in the U.S.?
Dr. Calvani answers our questions in each of the short videos below.
https://drive.google.com/file/d/17glpw0-vFoGz8EGmEC_G3yF1HHsC8mS7/view?usp=drive_web
Secondly, given the rise of the far right with 22 nations out of 193 countries electing authoritarian governments in recent years what is the way forward? How can democracies be protected from lies, and instead support the truth in governance?
https://drive.google.com/file/d/14GPxb2RR5mYwbY9ViX_SQzi_VZUABn72/view?usp=drive_web
RJI thanks Dr. Calvani for his insights. RJI continues to work for truth and justice based on restorative justice values.
More information on Dr. Calvani: https://sandrocalvani.it/