Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida on Thursday warned that democracy was "under threat around the globe" in his joint address to Congress.
“The world needs the United States to continue playing this pivotal role in the affairs of nations,” Kishida said. “And yet, as we meet here today, I detect an undercurrent of self-doubt among some Americans about what your role in the world should be. This self-doubt is arising at a time when our world is at history's turning point.”
The prime minister warned of challenges the U.S. faces from adversaries abroad and emphasized that the actions taken now would define the future of human history.
“The post-Cold War era is already behind us, and we are now at an inflection point that will define the next stage of human history. The international order that the U.S. worked for generations to build is facing new challenges — challenges from those with values and principles very different from ours,” Kishida said. “Freedom and democracy are currently under threat around the globe."
