The global Summit for Democracy, led by U.S. President Joe Biden, has begun. What are the challenges of fighting against autocracies worldwide? Is the United States equipped to lead this matter? We asked our contributors to weigh in. [Thread]

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Democracy in its current form may not actually be giving people power. @landemore argues we should build new models of democratic decision-making and nudge the old ones aside.

“That, I believe, is our best hope for renewing democracy.”
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Having a clearer idea of what an authentic democracy should look like can guide institutional reform in ways that are compatible with current power structures and prevailing ways of thinking, @landemore writes.
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.@ceherrold and Aseem Prakash suggest a humble approach, in which the United States “creates a platform for dialogue about how to shift power to citizens rather than prescribing democracy templates.”

They map out three key reforms:foreignpolicy.com/2021/12/08/bid…
Recognizing that locally generated solutions are more culturally resonant and politically feasible than U.S. programs should guide the Biden administration’s approach, @ceherrold and Prakash write.
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This summit doesn’t appear to have clear objectives, argues FP columnist @stephenWalt. With issues of democracy within its own borders, the United States is not in the best position to lead this global effort right now.
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.@ChrisSabatini and @RyanBergPhD argue this is the moment to spearhead an anti-authoritarianism playbook. For it to work, leaders “must be prepared to scrutinize their own domestic politics and societies just as much as they do those of autocrats.”
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The United States was recently added to the International IDEA’s list of “backsliding” democracies. So, to truly lead the global democracy effort, the country must strengthen institutions of accountability at home—especially as they pertain to warfare.
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