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      U.S. President Joe Biden delivers remarks during the Summit for Democracy in the South Court Auditorium at the Eisenhower Executive Office Building on Wednesday, March 29, 2023.​

      Biden Embraces Autocracies and Deteriorating Democracies to Challenge China

      The administration sees the world as divided between U.S. military and economic power and the alliances supporting it, and the only peer competitor facing the United States.

      Jake Werner
      Apr 01, 2023

      The Biden administration opened its second Summit for Democracy this week with a panel featuring India's Narendra Modi and Israel's Benjamin Netanyahu. As the leaders of their countries, both have pursued similar forms of exclusionary nationalism.

      Indeed, both Modi and Netanyahu were—as they spoke—facing political crises at home in response to their attempts to permanently sideline democratic opposition.

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      U.S. Rep. Ilhan Omar (D-Minn.)

      Dem Lawmakers Back Coalition's Call for US Human Rights Institution

      "The U.S. must walk the walk on human rights—not just talk the talk," said one Democrat.

      Julia Conley
      Mar 28, 2023

      Progressive U.S. lawmakers including Reps. Rashida Tlaib, Ilhan Omar, and Katie Porter on Tuesday joined a call for the Biden administration to take steps to form a national institution that would monitor and promote human rights within the United States, noting that the U.S. considers itself an arbiter of human rights standards across the globe.

      The lawmakers sent the letter ahead of second Summit for Democracy, which the U.S. it set to host this week and at which representatives from countries around the world will be asked to "highlight specific initiatives that reflect their commitment to strengthening human rights and democracy domestically and through multilateral cooperation."

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