The Carnegie Endowment for International Peace analyzed the list and speculated that some of the invitees had strategic reasons: Pakistan, the Philippines and Ukraine have broader strategic interests for the US, such as counterterrorism or countering Russian and Chinese influence; Regional dynamics worked, such as Iraq being invited so that Israel would not be “the only one in the Middle East”. Some say that the invitation to India, whose governance model has been blurred, was made in consideration of its importance in the Indo-Pacific strategy of the United States. But America also has a choice dilemma. Biden’s plan for a “democracy summit” is proving to be a challenge, Bloomberg said, as the administration wrestles with who should and should not be invited. Some analysts say that by excluding some traditional partners from the “democratic camp,” the U.S. will deepen the estrangement between the two sides. The invitation of some countries or regions suspected of “democratic regression” will affect the “credibility” of the summit. Human rights groups question whether the “democracy summit” can push those invited leaders to take meaningful action, Reuters said.