In my weekly column for World Politics Review, I write about why now more than ever, democracy’s champions need to hang together, but that the proposed Summit of Democracy comes with its own risks and ...

WASHINGTON— President Joe Biden opened the first-ever White House Summit for Democracy Thursday by urging participants to reverse an ongoing "recession" of democracy. "American democracy is an ongoing ...

WASHINGTON — The Biden administration extended invitations to 120 global leaders for next week's Summit for Democracy, including to representatives from eight countries that weren't invited to the ...

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In the aftermath of Jan. 6, there have been calls for Biden to abandon this idea, insisting that America must get its own house in order before trying to revive democracy globally. That is a false ...