History – even the most recent history – has shown that democracy is fragile. It need fail only once, and it’s a long, hard struggle to get it back. January 6 at the U.S. Capitol perhaps was no serious threat to American democracy, but it showed how close we are to the precipice at all times. The same is true for established European democracies, and even more so for emerging democracies such as Georgia. Hard-won victories are neither permanent nor merely given; democracy must be defended at all times.
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Toomas Hendrik Ilves, Kurt Volker: Time to re-boot Georgian democracy
Georgian opposition supporters wave national flags reacting on the announcement of Prime Minister Giorgi Gakharia's resignation in front of the United National Movement (UNM) headquarters in Tbilisi on Feb. 18, 2021.
