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    Devex Newswire: Are autocracies better at dealing with crises?

    In today's edition: Did Morocco's handling of COVID-19 show that autocracies are better at managing crises? Plus, the localization reality, the world according to Emmanuel Macron, and Europe’s moral failure on migration.

    By Vince Chadwick // 31 August 2023

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    The COVID-19 pandemic tested democratic norms everywhere from the United States to Australia, but what about countries where civil liberties were not that strong to begin with? Today we bring you a case study from North Africa on whether the public health crisis also offered autocracies a chance to gain legitimacy.

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