![]() ![]() Antony Blinken, Biden’s nominee for secretary of state, has a well-established reputation for supporting the promotion of democracy and human rights in American foreign policy the choice for US ambassador to the United Nations, Linda Thomas-Greenfield, has served as a board member of the National Endowment for Democracy. foreign policy.” So will “rallying the free world to push back against rising authoritarianism,” as Biden himself has stated. The president-elect has pledged to reinforce democratic norms in the United States while advancing them abroad, and fundamental human rights-freedom of expression, freedom of assembly, and freedom from torture among them-“will be at the core of U.S. There is ample reason for the reticence of authoritarian leaders as they contemplate a Joe Biden presidency. The Chinese government brought up the rear with felicitations on November 13 as Moscow remained noncommittal as of November 24. ![]() President Abdel-Fattah el-Sisi of Egypt offered his own anodyne congratulations late Saturday evening. Saudi Arabia and its crown prince, Mohammed bin Salman (MbS), waited over 24 hours to offer congratulations to President-elect Biden and his running mate Kamala Harris, even as the Saudi prince made time to congratulate the leader of Tanzania on his reelection. But the world’s authoritarian states-including several in the Middle East-were not quick off the mark. ![]() As news that former Vice President Joe Biden had won the American presidential election began to circulate on Saturday, November 7, messages of congratulations soon began pouring in from US friends and allies around the globe. ![]()
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