Debating the Necessity of Biden's Second Democracy Summit

The upcoming Summit for Democracy, hosted by the US, needs to be more than just symbolic and must elevate democracy to a core national security interest. The Biden administration needs to develop a global strategy for democracy and country-level plans to which it can be held accountable. The US must confront authoritarian leaders responsible for democratic decline, not just bolster democratic reformers. The administration's approach to democracy support has plenty of programmatic carrots but few policy sticks.