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Mar 15, 2013

The Economist discusses the Journal of Democracy's recent articles on China

In "The Old Regime and the Revolution" (3/16/13), the Economist cites the Journal of Democracy's January 2013 cluster "China at the Tipping Point?" :: MORE

Mar 14, 2013

NED's Carl Gershman reviews "Escape from Camp 14" in Journal of Democracy

NED President Carl Gershman reviews Blaine Harden’s Escape from Camp 14: One Man’s Remarkable Odyssey from North Korea to Freedom in the West in the April issue of the Journal of Democracy. :: MORE

Mar 12, 2013

Martin Frost named new NED Chairman

Frost, a Democratic leader who represented the 24th district of Texas in the House of Representatives for thirteen terms (1979-2005), succeeds Richard A. Gephardt, who served as NED Chairman since January 2009. :: MORE

Mar 11, 2013

NED to honor Vytautas Landsbergis with Democracy Service Medal

On Wednesday, March 13, the National Endowment for Democracy (NED) will honor Lithuania’s former president Vytautas Landsbergis with the Democracy Service Medal. Previous recipients include His Holiness the Dalai Lama and former Czech president Vaclav Havel. :: MORE

Feb 20, 2013

NED Mourns Jack Joyce

Joyce, who was the longtime president of the International Union of Bricklayers and Allied Craftworkers, served on the NED board from 1991-1997. :: MORE

Feb 13, 2013

Tauscher, Zoellick, Kurzman and Jackson join NED Board of Directors

Robert B. Zoellick, Ellen O. Tauscher, Barry Jackson and Jayne M. Kurzman have joined the Board of Directors of the National Endowment for Democracy. :: MORE

Jan 30, 2013

NED mourns the loss of Amb. Mark Palmer

Palmer played a leading role in drafting President Ronald Reagan’s historic Westminster Address to the British Parliament, in which Reagan proposed the initiative that led to the establishment of NED. :: MORE

Jan 28, 2013

Amb. Max Kampelman, lifelong fighter for human rights and freedom, mourned by NED

The Board of Directors and staff of the National Endowment for Democracy are deeply saddened by the passing of Ambassador Max Kampelman, whose life and work was dedicated to preserving peace and advancing freedom, human rights, and democracy. :: MORE

Jan 25, 2013

NED Grantee in Zimbabwe Faces Fresh Round of Governmental Harassment

The Director of NED grantee ZimRights was arrested in Harare and charged with publishing “false” information about Zimbabwe’s voter roll. :: MORE

Jan 24, 2013

Afghan Grantee Honored with Press Freedom Prize

The founder of NED grantee Hasht-e Subh, a national, daily newspaper in Afghanistan, received the prestigious Press Freedom Prize from Reporters Without Borders. :: MORE