Democracy on the Defense.

DEMOCRACY; DICTATORSHIP; FOREIGN relations of the United States; TRUMP, Donald, 1946-; BIDEN, Joe, 1942-; EUROPEAN Union; NORTH Atlantic Treaty Organization

An essay is presented which discusses the need for the U.S. and its democratic allies to work together to protect global democracy in the contest between democracy and dictatorship. Topics include how U.S. President Donald Trump's tenure cast doubt on which side the U.S. would take in the conflict between democracy and dictatorship, forecast on U.S. President Joe Biden's relationships with democratic leaders and the need to reform European Union and the North Atlantic Treaty Organization.