Community of Democracies A community of democracies is the
commitment to strengthening and deepening democratic values and
practices worldwide. At the Warsaw Conference in Poland in 2000,
over 100 nations gathered to discuss the expansion of democratic
values and integration of the world's democracies. At the close
of the conference, participants signed the Warsaw Declaration;
the signatories agreed "to respect and uphold...core democratic
principles and practices" including free and fair elections,
freedom of speech and expression, equal access to education,
rule of law, and freedom of peaceful assembly. This conference
resulted in the creation of the Council for a Community of
Democracies, an organization dedicated to supporting ongoing
efforts for increased cooperation among the world's democracies.
Many have spoke on the benefits of a community of democracies,
including Ivo Daalder, Robert Kagan, and Sen. John McCain.
Daadler and Kagan both argued that the best way for the United
States to act internation