(Democracy) Defending democracy is a job for the world, not the west (ORF)

MIHIR SWARUP SHARMA

Is democracy for everyone? Are concerns about elections and human rights a luxury that only rich Western nations can afford? Some leaders — notably those of the People’s Republic of China — have long railed against the notion of “universal values,” which they see as an attack their right to rule. (Which, of course, it is.) One would suppose that any U.S. president, especially one as focused on rolling back the tide of autocracy as Joe Biden is, would retort that core liberal democratic principles are not just America’s values, but the world’s.

https://www.orfonline.org/research/defending-democracy-is-a-job-for-the-world-not-the-west/

Marco Emanuele
Marco Emanuele è appassionato di cultura della complessità, cultura della tecnologia e relazioni internazionali. Approfondisce il pensiero di Hannah Arendt, Edgar Morin, Raimon Panikkar. Marco ha insegnato Evoluzione della Democrazia e Totalitarismi, è l’editor di The Global Eye e scrive per The Science of Where Magazine. Marco Emanuele is passionate about complexity culture, technology culture and international relations. He delves into the thought of Hannah Arendt, Edgar Morin, Raimon Panikkar. He has taught Evolution of Democracy and Totalitarianisms. Marco is editor of The Global Eye and writes for The Science of Where Magazine.

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