Another Trump term could spur Europe’s efforts to stand on its own, but it is far from clear its leaders will seize the moment this time.

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Another Trump term could spur Europe’s efforts to stand on its own, but it is far from clear its leaders will seize the moment this time.

Our tense democracy could lurch from being an illiberal republic to a dictatorship by any other name.

Why have so many of our democracy’s defenses seemingly broken down, and which, if any, remain?