Posted on 03/28/2023 7:07:58 AM PDT by ChicagoConservative27
“The global struggle for democracy approached a possible turning point in 2022,” Freedom House writes in its latest annual report on political rights and civil liberties around the world. “There were signs … that the world’s long freedom recession may be bottoming out, which would set the stage for a future recovery.”
Freedom shrunk for the 17th straight year over the past 12 months, but did so only slightly this time, with 34 countries growing freer and 35 less free. In addition, “the year’s events showed that autocrats are far from infallible, and their errors provide openings for democratic forces. The effects of corruption and a focus on political control at the expense of competence exposed the limits of the authoritarian models offered by Beijing, Moscow, Caracas, or Tehran. Meanwhile, democratic alliances demonstrated solidarity and vigor.”
(Excerpt) Read more at thehill.com ...
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That is rather silly.
“Reads like a parody.”
Here’s their argument for the importance of holding the line at Ukraine:
Russia’s invasion of Ukraine is another “twilight struggle” for the United States and its allies against a coalescing of forces among Moscow and other leading autocratic regimes.
ROTFLMAO! Yeah. Okay. In all reality, it lies at the heart of the Biden Crime Family’s Nest Egg and Golden Parachute.
Ok. There are fags in Europe, and in NATO. Got it.
So what? How does this fact justify russia invading Ukraine? If queers are such a threat, maybe they should be compelled wear a pink triangle on their clothes, so we know who they are? Perhaps they should all report to some kind of central holding facility, so the rest of us don’t have to deal with them?
Horse hockey.
Agree...It's not what makes a democracy.
Yes, you are a real lump in the potty.
your fixation on homosexuality is indicative of some kind of personal issue?
Not mentioning these enemies are coalescing because of our meddling in issues that sb none of our business
For over twenty years, Wilson has helped shape U.S. strategy and national security policy in regards to NATO and US-European relations to advance freedom and security around the world. He is an advocate for strengthening democratic alliances to address security challenges, believing “US interests are best served when Washington and its allies act in unison.”[21] Wilson views authoritarian Russia and China as “the main geopolitical challenge of the 21st century,” and that “there is no possible successful strategy to confront Putin’s aggression without a strong NATO.”[22][23]
From July 2001 to January 2004, Wilson served as deputy director of the Office of the NATO Secretary General, assisting Lord Robertson to transform the Alliance by enlarging NATO membership, implementing the International Security Assistance Force in Afghanistan, and adapting Allied capabilities to face modern threats.[24] In this role, Wilson also supported NATO efforts to broker the Ohrid Agreement to avert civil war in Macedonia.[25][26]
From January 2004 to November 2006, as Director for Central, Eastern and Northern European Affairs at the National Security Council, Wilson coordinated U.S. interagency policy on Ukraine during the Orange Revolution, directed efforts to deepen engagement in Central and Eastern Europe, including the expansion of secure visa-free travel, and promoted close consultation with coalition partners in Iraq and Afghanistan. He also played a leading role in implementing the Belarus Democracy Act.[27] In 2007, Wilson served as the executive secretary and chief of staff at the U.S. Embassy in Baghdad, where he helped to manage the largest embassy in the world and implement a ‘civilian surge’ throughout Iraq. From December 2007 to January 2009, as Senior Director for European Affairs at the National Security Council, Wilson led U.S. government efforts to advance a Europe whole, free and at peace. He notably managed interagency policy on NATO, the European Union, Georgia, Ukraine, the Balkans, Eurasian energy security and Turkey, and helped plan numerous presidential visits to Europe, including the Bucharest NATO Summit and the 2008 US-EU Summit.[28]
From 2009 to 2011, Wilson directed the International Security program at the Atlantic Council think tank,[29] transforming it into the Scowcroft Center for Strategy and Security.[30] In 2011, he was promoted to the role of Executive Vice President.[31] At the Atlantic Council, Wilson championed American leadership,[32] a strong NATO,[33] continued NATO enlargement,[34][35] support for democratic reforms in Ukraine and the Balkans, positioning US and NATO forces in the Baltic states,[36][37] and efforts to counter authoritarian powers Russia and China.[38] He also defended global LGBT rights, hosting global leaders for Pride and launching several diversity and inclusion programs within the organization.[39][40] During his tenure, he helped launch the Millennium Leadership Program,[41] the Rafik Hariri Center for the Middle East,[42] the Europe Center,[43] the Balkans Forward Initiative,[44] and the Digital Forensic Research Lab.[45]
In June 2021, Wilson was named as the President and chief executive officer of the National Endowment for Democracy, succeeding Carl Gershman.[46] During his first few months, he managed the safe passage of 923 Afghan grantees, staff and their family members during the 2021 evacuation from Afghanistan following the withdrawal of U.S. troops.[47][48] In December 2021, alongside USAID Administrator Samantha Power, Wilson moderated a session on human rights and press freedom during the Summit for Democracy.[49][50]
Wilson lives with his husband in Washington, D.C. and part-time in Charleston, SC. His mother, Mary Thornley, is President of Trident Technical College in Charleston, SC.[61]
Here's our foreign policy. It's run by the gaystapo. I wonder if he visits Graham when he's in SC?
A search for "Ukraine" on iri.org shows that they started a narrative in, wait for it, 2014. What a coinkydink. https://www.iri.org/search/?_search=ukraine&_paged=17
The autocratic regime that concerns me most is right here in the U.S.
https://freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/4141423/posts?page=38#38
If you can’t see the globohomo thing there’s no helping you
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