Biden wants to convene an international 'Summit for Democracy'. He shouldn't | David Adler and Stephen Wertheim

To undo the damage Trump has wrought at home and abroad, the US must move beyond outdated foreign policy ideas

Democracy is in disrepair. Over the past four years, President Donald Trump has mocked its rules and norms, accelerating the decay of democratic institutions in the United States. We are not alone: a global reckoning is underway, with authoritarian leaders capitalizing on broken promises and failed policies.

To reverse the trend, President-elect Joe Biden has proposed to convene a Summit for Democracy. His campaign presents the summit as an opportunity to renew the spirit and shared purpose of the nations of the Free World". With the US placing itself once again at the head of the table", other nations can find their seats, and the task of beating back democracy's adversaries can begin.