Copenhagen Democracy Summit

The Copenhagen Democracy Summit is an international conference taking place every summer in Copenhagen, Denmark, organised by the Alliance of Democracies. The summit brings together political and business leaders, including current and former heads of government, from the world’s democracies. In parallel, a similar conference takes place every winter in Denver, Colorado, United States.[1]

In light of a decline of liberal democracies across the world, the aim of the summit is to be a top international forum for analysis on the security and economic challenges facing the democratic world as well as a forum for analysis on the interplay between technology and democratic norms.[2].

The inaugural Copenhagen Democracy Summit took place in Copenhagen on 22 July 2018. Among those who attended were former Canadian Prime Minister Stephen Harper, US Vice-President Joe Biden, British Prime Minister Tony Blair, Estonian President Toomas Ilves, and current Danish Prime Minister Lars Løkke Rasmussen.[3] A total of 350 participants attended from over 40 countries.[4] One of the publications released at the conference concluded that people's trust in government is lower in democracies than in non-democratic states [4].

References
  1. Beck-Nilsson, Carsten Terp (1 March 2018). "Anders Fogh Rasmussen kalder til global kamp for demokrati og frihed". Altinget.dk. Denmark. Retrieved 30 October 2018.
  2. "Democracies facing crisis of faith: survey". Reuters.com. Retrieved 30 October 2018.
  3. "Joe Biden og Tony Blair på besøg i København: Toppolitikere debatterer demokratiets fremtid". Altinget.dk. 23 June 2018. Retrieved 30 October 2018.
  4. "Making Democracy Great Again - Foreign Policy Research Institute". Fpri.org. Retrieved 30 October 2018.
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