U.S. influence began waning in the region over the past decade, as successive administrations turned toward fighting terrorism in the Middle East.
Tag: Democracy (Theory and Philosophy)
Hong Kong Philosopher Taught Life’s Meaning. Now He Visits Students in Jail.
Chow Po Chung pushed his students to participate in public affairs — idealism that he worries could cost them their freedom.
France and U.S. Agree on the Perils of a Rising China, Blinken Says
After meeting with President Emmanuel Macron of France, who says Europe should be less dependent on U.S. leadership, Secretary of State Antony Blinken told The Times they see eye to eye on key issues.
Biden: Summit Offers ‘Democratic Alternative’ To Chinese Influence.
The Group of 7 joint communiqué marks a return of international diplomacy but offers few concrete steps to achieve the summit’s lofty goals.
Eighty Years Later, Biden and Johnson Revise the Atlantic Charter for a New Era
The original was the work of Churchill and Roosevelt at the dawn of World War II. The new version pledges cooperation against 21st century global challenges and rivalries.
Blinken and G7 Allies Turn Their Focus to ‘Democratic Values’
A growing global competition with China and Russia looms over a gathering of foreign ministers in London.
As Biden Plans Global Democracy Summit, Skeptics Say: Heal Thyself First
The sense of a dysfunctional, if not entirely broken, democratic system in the United States has foreign rivals crowing — and suggesting that it has no business lecturing other nations.
Trump Bequeaths Biden an Upended World
The sheen is off America. But betting against the country’s capacity for reinvention was never a good idea.
U.S. Capitol Violence a Blow to America’s Troubled Democratic Image
The mob in Washington attempting to disrupt the peaceful transition of American power also posed a threat to all democracies.
China’s Combative Nationalists See a World Turning Their Way
China’s Communist Party is pushing the narrative that the pandemic has proved the superiority of its authoritarian model. The muscular message is finding fans at home.