To defend our values and interests, democracies must be better armed than autocracies.
Investing in Democracy
Strained transatlantic relations and an increasingly threatening global environment have triggered Europe to rapidly increase defence and security investment. Private actors are beginning to enter the fray, although far more work is needed to convince some investors to move past their old defence exclusion policies.
To be able to defend our freedom and democracy we must have both the industrial mass and the technological edge.
To develop one without the other would continue to leave Europe dependant on either autocracies or allies who are not unequivocally reliable.
As a democracy organisation we are committed to strengthening the backbones of our freedom, adopting the Ronald Reagan doctrine of ‘peace through strength’.
The 2025 Copenhagen Democracy Summit will therefore dedicate significant time to initiatives and discussions that are strengthening the defence power of the free world. We also aim to host the launch of new initiatives designed at strengthening Europe’s technological edge.
We cannot waste the opportunity for Europe to turn a corner and build a resilient, sovereign and innovative economy that enables it to continue defending values of freedom and democracy both at home and having the strength to promote them abroad.