 Now, U.S. President Joe Biden gathered over 100 world leaders at the summit on Thursday and made it plea to bolster democracies around the world. He was quoting the safeguarding right and freedoms on the face of rising authoritarianism, the defining challenge of the current era. A recent report from the International Institute of Democracy and Electrical Assistance noted, more than half of all democracies have experienced a decline in at least one aspect of their democracy over the last 10 years, including the United States. And these trends are being exacerbated by global challenges that are more complex than ever, and which require shared efforts to address these concerns. About fresh news updates