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TI Canada: Canada’s Anti-Corruption Commitments at the Summit for Democracy Have Promise, But More Details Are Needed

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In the aftermath of the Summit, Transparency International (TI) Canada released a statement assessing Canada’s anti corruption commitments. While there are many elements that TI Canada applauds, such as acknowledging the importance of the media and journalists and the gendered dimension to corruption, and Canada’s recommitment to the establishment of a publicly available beneficial ownership … Continued

Summit for Democracy: First outcomes show promise

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Transparency International welcomed the announced US initiatives at the Summit, which show promise for fighting corruption and safeguarding democracy. They recommend that the Summit hosts and participants design an inclusive and participatory process throughout the Year of Action to deliver on their goals. Meaningful engagement with civil society will be key to this process. Read … Continued

Not invited to Biden’s democracy summit, China launches a propaganda blitz

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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

The Atlantic Council releases a Memo on Biden’s Summit for Democracy

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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

Whither Democracy? Perspectives from South Asia

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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

Transparency International Releases Statement on the Summit for Democracy

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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

Will Asia buy into the Summit for Democracy?

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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

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