Like any big party, the guest list is already sparking controversy. With democracy in recession around the world, President Joe Biden made a campaign pledge to convene a summit of democracies in his ...

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 ...

Leaders of more than one hundred countries took part in the U.S.-hosted Summit for Democracy in early December, seeking to spotlight efforts to confront authoritarianism, fight corruption, and promote ...

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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