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European Responses to Moments of Democratic Opportunity: Introduction
How the European Union has responded to moments of democratic opportunity and how it could seize their potential more fully in the future.
Published on Mar 31, 2025
About the Author
Richard Youngs
Senior Fellow, Democracy, Conflict, and Governance Program
Richard Youngs is a senior fellow in the Democracy, Conflict, and Governance Program, based at Carnegie Europe. He works on EU foreign policy and on issues of international democracy.
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