Yascha Mounk

Yascha Mounk is a writer, academic, and public speaker known for his work on democracy and liberal values.

Born in Germany to Polish parents, he studied at Trinity College Cambridge and Harvard University.

Mounk is a Professor at Johns Hopkins University, a Contributing Editor at The Atlantic, and a Senior Fellow at the Council on Foreign Relations.

He has authored five books on topics ranging from German history to the challenges facing diverse democracies.

Mounk regularly contributes to major international publications and hosts The Good Fight podcast.

His work focuses on understanding and addressing the current crisis in democracy.