US Freedom and Democracy Agenda

Davos Annual Meeting
28.01.2006


The current US Administration has taken a vocal and assertive position in promoting democracy and freedom around the world, particularly in the Middle East. Many US allies share the goal of spreading democracy, but differ on the means.


1) How can the US balance its aspirations to develop democracies worldwide with the pursuit of its own national interests?


2) Should the international community do more to bolster nascent democracies? If so, how?


3) How important is US leadership in fostering stability and fighting terrorism around the world?


H.R.H. Prince Turki Al Faisal, Chairman of King Faisal Center for Research and Islamic Studies, Saudi Arabia; Ambassador of Saudi Arabia to the USA
Hamid Karzai, President of Afghanistan;
John F. Kerry, Senator from Massachusetts (Democrat), USA
Bill Owens, Governor of Colorado, USA
Chaired by
Fareed Zakaria, Editor, Newsweek International, USA; Young Global Leader