When in 2018 the United States indicted Russian agents for attempting to "promote discord … and undermine public confidence in democracy," the Department of Justice was, in effect, revealing the influences of outside-in forces that can affect democratic consolidation.

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The indictment by the Department of Justice in 2018 against Russian agents for attempting to interfere in the 2016 presidential election by promoting discord and undermining public confidence in democracy indeed highlighted the impact that external forces can have on the process of democratic consolidation and the stability of democratic institutions.

When in 2018 the United States Indicted Russian Agents for Attempting