What's New at NED

Jan 23, 2012

Francis Fukuyama, Larry Diamond write on "China and East Asian Democracy" in latest issue of Journal of Democracy

In the new issue of the Journal of Democracy (JoD), Stanford political scientist and JoD coeditor Larry Diamond writes, "If there is going to be a big new lift to global democratic prospects in this decade, the region from which it will emanate is most likely to be East Asia.":: MORE

Jan 4, 2012

Washington Event will Honor Vaclav Havel on Friday, Jan. 6

On Friday, January 6 at 11:00 am, NED, in cooperation with the Embassy of the Czech Republic and the Havel Library in Prague, will host a memorial event honoring the life and work of former Czech President Vaclav Havel.:: MORE

Dec 19, 2011

NED President remembers Havel in Washington Post

NED President Carl Gershman discussed in The Washington Post the life and legacy of Vaclav Havel, the dissident and Czechoslovakian president who received the Endowment's Democracy Service Medal in 2007.:: MORE

Dec 6, 2011

NED President Carl Gershman Testifies on China

NED President Carl Gershman spoke before the Congressional-Executive Commission on China, one year after the Nobel Peace prize was awarded to jailed Chinese dissident Liu Xiaobo.:: MORE

Nov 30, 2011

NED’s Laith Kubba discusses Arab perceptions of Egyptian elections

NED Senior Director for the Middle East and North Africa Laith Kubba was featured on PRI's The World to speak about the Arab world's perceptions of Egypt's November elections.:: MORE

Nov 22, 2011

Pakistan: Ending Workplace Harassment

In 2010, Pakistan enacted legislation that extended workplace protections to women and provided recourse for victims of sexual harassment. This would not have been possible without the long-time dedication of NED partner and founder of grantee Mehergarh, Dr. Fouzia Saeed.:: MORE

Nov 16, 2011

NED mourns the loss of Fred Iklé

The Board and staff of the National Endowment for Democracy were deeply saddened by the death of Fred Iklé on November 10, 2011.:: MORE

Nov 10, 2011

New Books Highlight Questions of Identity

NED partners authored books on Turkey and Azerbaijan this fall examining questions of identity in the region.:: MORE

Nov 10, 2011

Teaching Rights in Pakistan Through Theatre

Pakistan’s Interactive Resource Centre (IRC) recently celebrated its Tenth Annual Interactive Theatre Festival, bringing performance groups from across the country to perform at the Multan Arts Council.:: MORE

Oct 28, 2011

NED mourns the loss of Howard Wolpe

It was with great sadness that NED learned of the death of former Congressman Howard Wolpe (D-MI), who died suddenly on October 25 at his home in Michigan at the age of 71. Wolpe was a leader on Africa policy in the U.S. Congress and in the broader policy community. He served as a member of the NED Board of Directors from 2003-2009, working closely with the NED staff as the Board specialist for Africa.:: MORE