Name: Is the US headed towards another civil war?
Uploaded: 2023-08-14T14:53:15Z
Duration: 13 min 3 s
Description: Based on her work for a CIA task force aimed at predicting civil wars, political scientist Barbara F. Walter examines the rise in extremism and threats to democracies around the globe -- and paints an unsettling picture of the increasing likelihood of a second civil war in the United States.

Based on her work for a CIA task force aimed at predicting civil wars, political scientist Barbara F. Walter examines the rise in extremism and threats to democracies around the globe -- and paints an unsettling picture of the increasing likelihood of a second civil war in the United States.

Barbara F. Walter: Is the US headed towards another civil war?

Is the US headed towards another civil war?

US's rapid shift from a majority white to a majority non-white population could challenge democracy, yet offers a chance for unity.

Investing in communities left behind by globalization and regulating incendiary online content can prevent civil unrest.

Anocracy and identity-based political parties mark a high risk of civil unrest, a lesson for nations witnessing such shifts.