President Joe Biden on Wednesday promised nearly $700 million to support a global 'turning point' toward democracy, painting a portrait of progress...
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"I believe this is the defining challenge of our age and, today, we can say with pride that the democracies of the world are getting stronger, not weaker," Biden said.His optimism stands in contrast to the latest annual report from the Swedish-based V-Dem Institute, which found that global advances in democracy over the past 35 years had been wiped out.
A picture of Israel's Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu behind bars is seen as members of the Israeli and Jewish community gather to protest outside the Israeli consulate in New York on March 27, 2023Saying it was crucial to"keep the momentum going," Biden announced $690 million to promote democracy overseas.
The United States also gave prominent roles at the summit to Taiwan, a self-governing democracy claimed by China and not recognized by Washington, and Ukraine, which is defending against a Russian invasion.
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