The American Midterm Election - Lecture by Niels Bjerre-Poulsen

Niels Bjerre-Poulsen examines the American midterm election and the questions it raises: How do checks and balances work in practice? What options does the president have outside Congress? And how real are the concerns that democratic rules are under pressure?

Bjerre-Poulsen is a lecturer at the University of Southern Denmark with over 25 years of research in American history and politics. He traces the long historical lines and shows how today's conflicts are connected to a United States marked by polarization and weakened trust in institutions.