Tag: Summit for Democracy

A low-confidence US, an unconvincing democracy summit (Zhu Zhiqun, ThinkChina)

In the wake of the first Summit for Democracy held online on 9-10 December, US academic Zhu Zhiqun questions the objectives and outcomes of...

Pakistan skipped the US Summit for Democracy. Why? (Madiha Afzal, Brookings)

In a surprise move, Pakistan, one of the 110 countries invited to U.S. President Joe Biden’s Summit for Democracy, skipped the event. Its Ministry...

The Summit for Democracy—a wrong idea (for the world) (Branko Milanovic, Social Europe)

More than 100 nations’ presidents, prime ministers and kings met virtually at the Summit for Democracy on December 9th and 10th. It was the first meeting...

Foreign Ministry spokesperson’s statement on US ‘Summit for Democracy’ (Global Times)

Recently, the United States held a so-called "Summit for Democracy", drawing the ideological line and turning democracy into a tool and a weapon. It...

Biden’s democracy summit should produce a transatlantic anti-corruption strategy (Ben Judah, Atlantic Council)

Summitry has not been the forte of the Biden administration. European diplomats have commented privately to me that the United States did insufficient prep...

Democracy summit: How India should approach (Niranjan Sahoo, ORF)

On 9 and 10 December, US President Joe Biden is slated to virtually host the much talked about international Summit for Democracy. The Summit...

Remarks By President Biden At The Summit For Democracy Opening Session (White House)

THE PRESIDENT:  Well, hello everyone, and welcome to the first Summit for Democracy. This gathering has been on my mind for a long time for...

Under Secretary for Civilian Security, Democracy, and Human Rights Uzra Zeya On the Upcoming Summit for Democracy (US Department of State)

UZRA ZEYA, UNDER SECRETARY FOR CIVILIAN SECURITY, DEMOCRACY, AND HUMAN RIGHTS PRESS BRIEFING ROOM WASHINGTON, DC Under Secretary for Civilian Security, Democracy, and Human Rights Uzra Zeya...

Targeting Repression and Supporting Democracy (US Department of State)

Consistent with the goals of this week’s Summit for Democracy, the United States is committed to using its full range of tools to counter...

Biden’s misguided framing of US-China rivalry as democracy versus autocracy (Baogang He, East Asia Forum)

On 9 December 2021, US President Joe Biden will hold the ‘Summit for Democracy’, where he will likely repeat his emphasis on a battle between democracies...

Interpreting India at the Summit for Democracy (Constantino Xavier, Brookings)

As the world’s largest democracy, with 1.4 billion people, India is an indispensable actor for democratic cooperation, especially beyond the West. For the Indian...

The awkward guests: Parsing the Summit for Democracy invitation list (Ted Piccone, Brookings)

President Joe Biden has set the table for the world’s first-ever summit devoted to building both national and international political will for democratic renewal....

Will Asia buy into the Summit for Democracy? (Andrew Yeo, Brookings)

In his first major foreign policy speech, U.S. President Joseph Biden declared that the U.S. must “start with diplomacy rooted in America’s most cherished democratic...

Biden’s Summit for Democracy should focus on rights, not economics and geopolitics (Thomas Pepinsky, Brookings)

President Joe Biden’s first “Summit for Democracy” is an opportunity for the United States to highlight civil liberties, freedom of conscience, and peaceful dissent...

Russian diplomat: Summit for Democracy is chimera meant to show West’s common agenda (TASS)

The Summit for Democracy to be called by the United States in December, is meant to demonstrate that the collective West allegedly has a...

(USA/Summit for Democracy) The Democracy Summit must be paired with a democracy strategy (Brookings)

Patrick W. Quirk The Biden administration has rhetorically placed strengthening democracy abroad at the center of its foreign policy. As part of this push, the...