Biden’s democracy drive goes after global ‘swing states’
They’re the new swing states, but not the kind that sway U.S. elections.
They’re the world’s swing states, with an important say in two international geopolitical contests of critical importance to the United States: Russia’s invasion of Ukraine, and the tussle between Washington and Beijing over their rival visions of the 21st-century world.
Wooing these countries is presenting the U.S. with a delicate and daunting diplomatic challenge.
Dozens in all, and widely varied, they feel no imperative to come down on America’s side. Brazil, South Africa,
