Professor Sophal Ear joins guest host John Morrell, CIPE’s Regional Director for Asia and the Pacific and Jenny Anderson, CIPE Senior Program Officer for South Asia. This is part of a mini-series around President Biden’s Summit for Democracy. They talk about the risks of authoritarian regimes. For example, dictators, the professor notes, often present themselves as benevolent leaders, but are almost always corrupt and ineffective.   Relevant resource: "Aid Dependence in Cambodia: How Foreign Assistance Undermines Democracy" by Sophal Ear