BAKU, Azerbaijan, March 24. It is deeply disturbing to observe the implementation of the U. S. Foreign Policy in a very distorted and biased fashion, Peter Marko Tase, American Journalist and prominent scholar on the geopolitics of Europe and United States, told Trend commenting on the upcoming Summit for Democracy to be held in the U.S.
“The Republic of Azerbaijan embodies the essential components of a thriving democratic society. The decision of U. S. Department of State to invite autocratic regimes that encourage disruption in the Trans-Atlantic alliance (that embodies a plethora of economic and industrial sectors for the development of United States and Europe), above all autocratic regimes such as the one in Yerevan are regularly engaged and conspire with America’s enemies abroad. It is blatantly implausible to observe that Washington has failed to invite the governments of Türkiye and Azerbaijan to attend the Summit for Democracy, even though tremendous progress has been made in bolstering democratic institutions (and fostering a greater transparency in the administration of elections) in Baku and Ankara. The geopolitical proclivity of the Biden - Harris Administration is deeply puzzling and exposes a vulnerable US Foreign Policy that does not reflect the political and military interests of Washington,” he said.
Tase believes it is shocking to observe that the Summit for Democracy (March 28 - March 30, 2023) will be co-hosted with the Government of Zambia an African country that is widely known to have rampant levels of corruption and political killings.
“In 2021 Zambia experienced violent tensions, protests and Police Force used live bullets against unarmed citizens. Zambian authorities continue to crack down on the right to freedom of expression and suppress the human rights. Zambia is also the most important economic ally of America’s largest strategic competitor in Eastern Asia. Another country that is invited by the Biden - Harris Administration is Honduras; a nation that is engulfed in a great crisis of human trafficking and drug trafficking operations with various Cartels in the U. S. - Mexico border area. Honduras has the first female president, Xiomara Castor who is allegedly as corrupt as her predecessor Juan Orlando Hernandez (in 2019 was revealed that he was a co-conspirator in a drug trafficking and money laundering case and 1.5 million USD in drug proceeds was used to help elect him in 2013). The incumbent president Castro was propelled politically by America’s largest geopolitical rival in Latin America,” the expert explained.
Tase went on to add that it is disheartening to see Washington welcome today a notorious list of autocratic leaders that are invited by President Joe Biden to attend the Democracy Summit; while most of his international guests are not America’s genuine friends.
“The president of Georgia Salome Zourabichvili was the official representative of Georgia in the Summit for Democracy in December 2021. It appears that she may have strong ties with the office of Vice President Kamala Harris. However, the truth be told, Georgia’s Prime Minister Irakli Garibashvili is the most pro-western public servant in Tbilisi and Emboldened U. S. presence in his country and increased intelligence cooperation with partner Allies in NATO and EU,” he concluded.