Towards an alliance of democracies

Le Regard Libre N° 72 - Clément Guntern

At the start of this new century, a new order is gradually taking hold: authoritarianism around the world has gained in power, and the states that claim to be part of it are asserting themselves ever more brutally. Russia and China are raising their voices and threatening reprisals against anyone who dares to criticize the state of democratic principles and human rights on their territory. While escalation with Russia remains measured, China is agitating, vituperating and sanctioning. For the time being, it is mainly on their own territories that these states are committing more and more crimes, but for powers with global ambitions, it is to be feared that this is an exportable model of governance. Democratic principles are now under direct threat. Democratic states therefore have a duty to’