Remembering Lodi Gyari
NED President Carl Gershman makes remarks at Lodi’s memorial service I’ve been asked to speak about Lodi under the heading “Introduction to the United States of America.” I assume...
Buying Votes and Lining Pockets: Venezuela's Petro-Diplomacy
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Launched in 2005 by Venezuelan President Hugo Chávez ostensibly as a means to foster regional development in Central America and the Caribbean, the Petrocaribe program injected an estimated $28 billion into 14 beneficiary countries. However, the disbursement of the funds and their use by local governments was opaque and often mismanaged, and served to buy the diplomatic loyalty that has shielded the Chávez/Maduro regime from greater international opprobrium.
Democracy Research News March 2019
Democracy Research News is the electronic newsletter of the Network of Democracy Research Institutes (NDRI), a membership association of institutions that conduct and publish research on democracy and democratic...
Grantee Spotlight: Women’s Initiative Platform, Burma
Women in Burma, by law, have the right to vote, run for office, and own property. Nevertheless, strong cultural norms and ingrained discrimination remain a major obstacle to gender parity in Burma. The...
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