The run-up to the president’s long-promised event shows both promise and peril
Those negatives, however, are just more reasons to hold the summit, advocates insist.
“There is no need to worry about democracy in Russia and China,” the pair write. “Certain foreign governments better think about themselves and what is going on in their homes. Is it freedom when various rallies in their countries are dispersed with rubber bullets and tear gas? It does not look very much like freedom.”
Hungary and Turkey didn’t make the cut — their leaders have been undermining their democratic institutions for years despite U.S. reproach. But Poland, where similar anti-democratic forces have been on the rise for years, did get an invite. One likely reason? The United States saw fit to stand by the country as it faces aggressive moves along its border from Russian-backed Belarus.
U.S. officials have resisted speaking about individual invitees, though some privately acknowledge the geopolitical factors in play. At the same time, they note that the event is called a “Summit for Democracy,” not a “Summit for Democracies” or a “Summit of Democracies.” The goal is to make the case to the world that democracy is still the most ideal governance system while encouraging participants to stay on the democratic path.
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