Matteo Garavoglia

Brookings Institution

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Matteo Garavoglia is a nonresident fellow at the Brookings Institution's Center on the US and Europe.

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In the aftermath of the Cold War, the consensus of Western politics was that more countries would evolve into liberal democracies and stay that way.

Is populism a threat to democracy?

In the aftermath of the Cold War, the consensus of Western politics was that more countries would evolve into liberal democracies and stay that way.

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