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Following a protest in December 2022, debris from a burned-out fake coffin of Peru’s then-President Dina Boluarte lies in Cusco’s Plaza de Armas.

Why the Liberal Order Is Unraveling in the Americas

Citizens and leaders are abandoning the rules of liberal democracy. What can reverse the trend?

An image of President Nayib Bukele of El Salvador is raised during a national address on June 1 in San Salvador. Can liberal democracy adapt before it unravels? The global embrace of illiberal democrats reveals not just widespread disillusionment, but elite failure.

Can Liberal Democracy Adapt Before It Unravels?

The global embrace of illiberal democrats reveals not just widespread disillusionment, but elite failure.

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