US-ASEAN: Promote Rights, Democracy at Summit
President Biden Should Raise Key Issues with Regional Leaders

May 10, 2022
The United States-ASEAN Special Summit on May 12, 2022, will embolden autocratic leaders unless it directly confronts the region’s worsening environment for human rights and democracy.
President Biden Should Raise Key Issues with Regional Leaders
The upcoming U.S.-ASEAN special summit stands in jarring juxtaposition to last year’s “Summit for Democracy” — to which most ASEAN states didn’t merit an invitation.
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