Biden’s Summit for Democracy should focus on rights, not economics and geopolitics

A bevy of smooth coated otters swim towards the city skyline at Marina Bay on November 17, 2021 in Singapore. Wild otters are making a comeback to the urban city state with the increasing numbers of the sea animals sparking concerns about overpopulation. (Photo by Suhaimi Abdullah/NurPhoto)

Biden’s Summit for Democracy should focus on rights, not economics and geopolitics

Thomas Pepinsky

Monday, November 22, 2021

GWANGJU, SOUTH KOREA - Students listen to online classes in the library of Gwangju University, South Korea on March 16, 2020. Affected by the new coronavirus epidemic, colleges and universities in South Korea delayed the school for two weeks and online teaching activities began.

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Turkish President Tayyip Erdogan makes a speech during the opening ceremony of Eurasia Tunnel in Istanbul, Turkey, December 20, 2016. REUTERS/Murad Sezer

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A Vietnamese woman wears traditional "ao dai" dress and a conical hat in downtown's Vietnam's central city of Da Nang. A Vietnamese woman wears traditional "ao dai" dress and a conical hat in downtown Vietnam's central city of Da Nang March 8, 2005. 40 years after the first American troops arrived in Da Nang on March 8, 1965 to fight in the Vietnam War which cost 58,000 American and 3,000,000 Vietnamese lives, a U.S. military team of about 100 flew into Da Nang early this month as part of continuing U.S. efforts to locate about 1,800 soldiers still listed as missing. REUTERS/Kham

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JANET Airlines lands at McCarran Airport

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A screen shows Chinese President Xi Jinping attending a virtual meeting with U.S. President Joe Biden via video link, at a restaurant in Beijing, China November 16, 2021. REUTERS/Tingshu Wang

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