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The Democracy-Stability Dilemma Revisited

Faced with the dilemma of democracy versus stability, recent events in France and Belarus show the need to reconcile human rights and interests.

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By Judy Dempsey
Published on Dec 15, 2020

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Judy Dempsey

Nonresident Senior Fellow, Carnegie Europe

Dempsey is a nonresident senior fellow at Carnegie Europe

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Carnegie does not take institutional positions on public policy issues; the views represented herein are those of the author(s) and do not necessarily reflect the views of Carnegie, its staff, or its trustees.

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