Disaster preparedness is hard, expensive, time-consuming, and often thankless work. Failure to invest in it can be catastrophic, however.

Now more than ever, democracy’s champions need to hang together. The Biden administration should approach its proposed Summit for Democracy in the spirit of humility rather than hubris.

Biden should reinvigorate American leadership within the United Nations and invest more energy and resources into multilateral diplomacy. 

Biden’s election victory is a huge win for all who care about the living planet. The hard part will be delivering on his ambitious agenda.

The United States can only promote human rights abroad if it begins from a position of humility, acknowledging that the struggle to make America a more perfect union is ongoing.