"Biden must provide a counterweight to Putin’s promotion of autocracy." THREAD 1/
"He should continue to speak publicly in support of all those fighting for democracy across the region, from Alexei Navalny in Russia to Svetlana Tikhanovskaya in Belarus to the hundreds of lesser-known political prisoners in both countries." 2/
"His administration should also make it easier for students from Russia and elsewhere in the region to study in the United States; for high-skilled workers to immigrate to the United States; and for political leaders to seek asylum, if necessary." 3/
"...Biden should use his planned democracy summit to launch a new international institution to support democratic leaders and ideas around the world." 4/
"In 1982, U.S. President Ronald Reagan proposed the creation of the National Endowment for Democracy, which has provided assistance to trade unions, political parties, business associations, civil society organizations, and media outlets across the globe." 5/
Taking that idea and updating it for the digital age, Biden could found a new platform for connecting nongovernmental organizations, youth groups, trade unions, political movements, and independent media in new democracies or autocracies..." 6/
"and linking them with peer organizations, trainers, specialists, and financial supporters around the world." 7/
"Such a civil society marketplace—call it the International Platform for Freedom—could offer online training programs, a multilingual library of seminal works on democracy and the rule of law, cloud storage space,..." 8/
"... cybersecurity resources, encrypted communications, legal services, and a decentralized mechanism for crowdsourced fundraising." 9/ END THREAD
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