The internal challenges that liberal democracies face has made Western elites more sensitive to the importance of defending and preserving democracy, both at home and abroad. That was the impetus… Read more »
And other events ……… The U.S. Department of State and the United States Agency for International Development host a Summit for Democracy: Year of Action Kick-Off Meeting with Civil Society. February… Read more »
Although the full impact of December’s Summit for Democracy remains unclear, the gathering did serve at least two purposes, Carnegie analysts Frances Z. Brown and Thomas Carothers observe: First, it… Read more »
Contemporary authoritarianism is an existential test for democratic societies and the upcoming US-led Summit for Democracy offers an opportunity to ‘rethink’ democratic systems, says the Club of Madrid, the forum of… Read more »
The Biden administration must ensure that its forthcoming Summit for Democracy does not turn out to be “yet another good idea that is executed poorly.” Another platform for meaningless democracy… Read more »
Transatlanticism enhances democracy promotion and collective security in Europe and Asia, augmenting an international order shaped by deliberation and cooperation, argues Catholic University professor Michael C. Kimmage. So the Biden… Read more »
Invitations for U.S. President Joe Biden’s virtual Summit for Democracy will go out this week to heads of state around the world, including the leaders of countries with questionable democratic… Read more »
For his forthcoming Summit for Democracy, President Biden should keep the tent large while emphasizing that the objective is not to create a new formal alliance of democracies, argues Kemal… Read more »
Participants will aim to make democracies more responsive & resilient, & to build a broader community of partners committed to global democratic renewal. https://t.co/QXS5IofYoS — Democracy Digest (@demdigest) August 11,… Read more »
The U.S.-led countries of the trans-Atlantic alliance and their democratic East Asian allies lack a strategy for dealing with their most formidable competitor: China. But the Chinese Communist Party (CCP)… Read more »