President Biden declared at this week's Summit for Democracy that the tide is turning in the global struggle between democracies and autocracies.
In drawing up invitations, though, Biden had to make some awkward calls as to which countries fall on which side.
The White House considered rescinding Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s invitation while he was doubling down on his controversial judicial reforms,So did Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi, one week after opposition leader Rahul GandhiPakistan was invited despite its own democratic turmoil and weak civilian institutions, but declined, apparently in deference to China. Beijing slammed the summit as divisive and “more about group politics than democracy.
this week: “Beyond the awkward 'whom to invite' issue, American democracy is hardly a model for others. Plus we need non-democracies to help us in the world, from sanctioning Russia to slowing climate change.”Biden of highlighting democracy selectively: yes when rallying votes to condemn Russia over Ukraine; not when resetting ties with Saudi Arabia.Sensitive to the perception that the U.S.
In a recent interview, USAID administrator Samantha Power told Axios that to push countries on democracy and human rights without acknowledging America’s own challenges would be “tone deaf in the extreme.”change their behavior just to earn an invitation to a virtual summit, but the gatherings could provide a useful platform for civil society,The administration announced an initiative this week to ban commercial spyware and pledged $690 million for various democracy-related programs.
Some of that money will be used to help democratic reformers in countries like Zambia or Moldova deliver economically, Power told Axios. “We are now shifting to seeing the connection between economic results and political legitimacy."While the pros and cons of holding these summits are much debated, Biden’s broader claim about the global democratic trajectory isn’t unfounded.
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