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The West’s meltdown in Afghanistan shows that democratic institutions cannot be established by force and foreign aid. The lesson for the European Union should be clear: if it does not lead by example and expel its own authoritarians, its stated commitment to democracy will mean nothing.

https://www.project-syndicate.org/commentary/eu-must-terminate-hungary-and-possibly-poland-by-daron-acemoglu-2021-09