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John Ruwitch and Emily Feng give an overview of the Chinese reaction to the Summit, whereby it has released significant amounts of propaganda claiming superiority of China’s “people’s democratic dictatorship” over the workings of American democracy. These efforts involved Beijing’s own democracy dialogue, accompanied by a 30-page white paper entitled China: Democracy that Works, a … Continued
Patsy Widakuswara reports in Voice of America (VOA) that the US, Australia, Denmark and Norway have announced an export control programme to monitor and restrict the spread of technologies used to violate human rights. The Export Control and Human Rights Initiative seeks to address the problem of authoritarian governments misusing dual-use technologies to surveil and … Continued
The Atlantic Council’s Scowcroft Center for Strategy and Security organised a series of private workshops with officials and experts from leading democracies to discuss the plans for the Summit. The memo outlines insights and recommendations for moving forward. The memo recognises the strategic significance of the Summit, and gives suggestions for avoiding pitfalls during the … Continued
Aarya Nijat of the Center for International Private Enterprise (CIPE) discusses the Summit with different voices from South Asia. The discussion reflects on five questions: challenges to democracy in the region, the relation between South Asia and the global trend of democratic backsliding, opportunities for reversing the trend, the role South Asian countries can play … Continued
For democratic renewal, create conditions for meaningful civic participation during the Year of Action Transparency International’s national chapters from across the globe, including its International Board and Secretariat, released a statement on how to best capitalise on the momentum created by the Summit and its Year of Action. Corruption has continued to threaten people’s livelihoods … Continued
Andrew Yeo of the Brookings Institution considers the perspectives of voices from Asia, contrasting them particularly with the enthusiasm for the Summit largely expressed across Europe. Though President Biden has stated democracy as a key foreign policy value, it has been less prominent in the US administration’s relations with nations in Asia. The article also … Continued
Carnegie Endowment for International Peace gathers voices from across the world to consider how different regions and countries perceive the Summit, and what it will take for it to be a success. Inputs are given from Africa, Europe, Japan, Latin America, South Asia and the United States. The piece ends with a consideration of crucial … Continued
Democracy is a universal aspiration and an enabler of sustainable development. As Member States of International IDEA, we are stewards of this conviction and heirs to the historic transformation of the past century, which turned democratic government into the global norm, thus enhancing development, human rights, peace and security. Democratic aspirations and the promise of … Continued
Edward Luce of the Financial Times considers the implications of the Summit for US foreign policy. While the Summit communicates the sentiment globally that America is committed to democracy at home and abroad, there are still many who have qualms about it’s ability to achieve its stated goals and its impacts on American foreign policy, … Continued
Explore the schedule of the summit from Day Zero on 8 December 2021 to Day Two on 10 December 2021. All events are open to public and press unless otherwise indicated, and will be live-streamed on the Summit homepage. All times are presented in Eastern Standard Time (EST) and are subject to change. Explore the Schedule … Continued
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