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enhancing the transparency of democratic government decision-making though independent oversight and other initiatives, while also reforming campaign financing laws, as steps toward reducing corruption.Much as I argued in World War Trump, and in many articles, some proposed options that need in-depth discussion in the coming years include: is to avert the real possibility that an authoritarian regime could soon come to power in the U.S. is to prove to be a “beacon” for democratic reforms around the world and if the U.S. domestic governance needs deep reforms if the U.S. It is crucial that Washington deepen its own practices of democratic governance at all levels-so as to live up to its own principles and to practice what it preaches. itself-as it is still the hegemonic global liberal-democratic power-begins to significantly reform its own governmental structure and practices. government support for democracy movements does not cause backlashes as it has in Russia and China, more fundamental democratic reforms will not take place unless the U.S. While deeper democratic reforms and efforts to reduce corruption in certain countries may prove plausible, and assuming that that U.S. This is taking place in an American political context in which both presidential candidates in 2020 were over 70 years old-raising critical questions as to how presidential candidates are chosen in the U.S. From the outset of the conference, it was clear that the Biden administration was looking to the future in the effort to inspire youth to press for democratic reforms in their respective countries. This represented an original initiative that differed from the more traditional foreign policy focus on international political-economic policies and defense and security strategies.Īlthough controversial, the Democracy Summit could prove to be positive if it eventually blazes the path for fundamental reforms in the nature of democratic governance throughout the world-in the assumption that states will follow through on their promises.
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The conference brought together some 111 “democratic” state leaderships (a few of which can dubiously be called “democracies” and one, Taiwan, is not a state) to discuss what is essentially domestic policy. The stated goal of the Democracy Summit was to open the doors to common approaches among “democratic” states to fighting corruption, defending against authoritarianism, and advancing human rights. To the tune of Yankee Doodle Dandy-a song that initially derided American culture but that then became an unofficial revolutionary anthem against the British-the Biden Administration has just held its promised virtual Summit for Democracy in December 2021.