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Thirteen Days in January 2026: A Democracy Under Siege?
A mere thirteen days into January 2026, leading democracy experts Francis Fukuyama and Larry Diamond warn of an escalating crisis, citing an increasingly unrestrained presidency, plummeting approval ratings, and a pattern of constitutional abuses. Domestic and international allies are unnerved by a shift towards authoritarianism and transactional foreign policy, while deeper societal ideological shifts threaten the very foundations of democratic governance, with the integrity of the electoral process identified as the gravest danger.