Identify the major threats to stability of the developed countries. Which one strikes you as most serious?

What will be an ideal response?

The ideal answer should include:
1. Developed countries face stability challenges that stem from four areas: value conflicts and disputes, internal debates about multiculturalism and immigration, political polarization, and increased support for authoritarianism.
2. Of the above-mentioned sources of instability, increased support for authoritarianism seems the most serious. The reason for this is that we have actually seen a rise in support for authoritarianism in recent years worldwide. Authoritarian leaders and tendencies undermine the very system - democracy - that made the North stable and prosperous. This is particularity worrisome because, historically, authoritarianism and the associated populism have preceded periods of violence and unrest.