Secretary of State @ABlinken's outstanding speech on March 3 has received far too little attention, perhaps because it is too sound & principled. The first principles are obvious: US leadership and international cooperation.
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But then it comes: "we will renew democracy, because it's under threat" (at home and abroad). "Corruption is growing." "We don't ignore our failures and shortcomings or try to sweep them under the rug and pretend they don't exist. We confront them..."
Blinken: "Because strong democracies are more stable, more open, better partners to us, more committed to human rights, less prone to conflict, and more dependable for our goods and services. When democracies are weak, governments can't deliver for the people."
This is Lucidly & beautifully put. The US needs to stand up to China & Russia, not seeking some cheap "Realpolitik" solution by selling out of democracy & human rights. If Brezhnev could accept human rights in the Helsinki Agreements of 1975, we had better insist.
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