As we approach Biden’s 100th day in office, his predecessor’s legacy of polarization and illiberalism is still ingrained in American society. Moving towards a more multilateral future will require democracies on both sides of the Atlantic to prevail. At the Munich Security Conference, Biden reaffirmed that the transatlantic alliance is back and called for actively defending, fighting for, strengthening, and renewing democracy worldwide. The administration’s international agenda will center around proving that democracy and alliances of liberal democracies are “the single best way to revitalize the promise of our future”.
Although democratic institutions in the United States were in a precarious position the past years, the country’s progressive motors, social movements and cities, now have an ally in the White House. Biden’s commitment to restoring democracy in the world will first begin at home. Together with the grassroots mobilizations that put him into office and cities who were actively fighting for democracy during Trump era, the Biden-Harris administration is working on a “New America”. One that has political institutions that reflect the country’s economic and social diversity, as well as that is willing to implement bold systemic reform.
Join our public debate on American democracy and how it is reshaping multilateralism on Thursday, 29 April, 6:00 PM CEST | 12:00 PM EST with:
Moderated by: Sumi Somaskanda, Senior News Anchor at DW News (Deutsche Welle)
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