Avner de-Shalit is Chair for Democracy and Human Rights and Dean of Social Sciences at Hebrew University, Jerusalem. He is a co-author of The Spirit of Cities: Why the Identity of a City Matters in a Global Age.
Failed states used to be largely the preserve of the developing world, where the institutions of democracy do not have deep roots. But given the extent to which the Brexit campaign has undermined Britain's institutions through lies, it is reasonable to worry that the country will soon come to resemble a tinpot dictatorship.
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