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The survey is administered by International IDEA with support from the European Union. In December 2021, the US Government will be hosting the Summit for Democracy. A very timely effort, that aims to set an agenda for democratic renewal and, though a collective action, create new avenues to protect democracy, which has been under stress … Continued
Stephen Feldstein of the Carnegie Endowment for International Peace analysed the democratic status of invitees to the Summit based on their scores in the Varieties of Democracy (V-Dem) database, Freedom House, and the 2020 Digital Repression Index. He notes that based on their Freedom House scores, 69 per cent of invitees are ranked as “Free”, … Continued
In anticipation of the Summit, Freedom House has published scorecards assessing the state of freedom in each of the 112 participating countries. The scorecards are meant to serve as a concise reference tool for summit participants, civil society organizations, the media, and the general public as attending governments make announcements or pledges in support of … Continued
Freedom House has released the following statement ahead of the Summit: “We look forward to the Biden administration’s leadership of this important effort to strengthen democracy around the globe,” said Michael J. Abramowitz, president of Freedom House. “The invited countries can and must lead the way to a freer, more democratic world, while simultaneously bolstering … Continued
Reuters reports on the US-China dynamics after the US invited Taiwan to the Summit, while China has recently stepped up its pressure on governments to downgrade or sever relations with the state. Read the full article here on Reuters.
An internal communication obtained by Euractiv indicates that the European Commission sees the US-proposed initiative for the Alliance for the Future of the Internet as still “too undefined”. While the Alliance intends to develop a shared vision for the future of the internet, the functioning in terms of its operation and membership is still unclear. … Continued
After initially receiving no invitation to the Summit, Kosovo and Serbia have been invited to the Summit. Read the full article here at Euractiv.
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