Among the countries participating in Biden’s summit for democracy is Switzerland. Although perceived by some observers as a controversial country Switzerland is undoubtedly one of the worlds strongest democracies. This article by Renat Kuenzi and published by Swiss Info.ch examines what Switzerland can offer the summit for democracy. Here is an excerpt:

The two-day summitExternal link was an election promise by US President Joe Biden. The world’s largest economy has invited presidents, prime ministers and ambassadors from around the world. They will discuss how to strengthen human rights and the fight against corruption, and how to deal with rising autocracy and authoritarianism.

Russia, China, Turkey and Hungary were not invited to the summit; India, Iraq, Kosovo and Taiwan were. Conditions to attend include committing to concrete measures to improve democracy at home and globally within the next year.

The initiative comes in the wake of last year’s US presidential elections, which ended with a failed coup by supporters of former president Donald Trump. The US then sent an important signal: the dismantling of democracy does not follow a law of nature and can be stopped.

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