March 26, 2019

National Endowment for Democracy names Edmund M. Glabus Chief Operating...

The National Endowment for Democracy (NED) has named Edmund M. Glabus as its new Chief Operating Officer. Mr. Glabus most recently served as executive director of The Veterans Consortium, a nonprofit organization...

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March 12, 2019

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...

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March 07, 2019

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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March 07, 2019

Grantee Spotlight: Free Sight Association, Tunisia

The Arab Spring of 2011 brought with it a new age of social awareness in Tunisia that allowed for the birth of civil society groups like the Free Sight Association (FSA), which is using NED support to engage...

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February 19, 2019

Celebrating the 20th Anniversary of the World Movement for Democracy

20 years ago, delegates from 80+ counties founded the World Movement for Democracy as a "worldwide network of democratic practitioners and thinkers, committed to mutual support, exchange, and cooperation."

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February 19, 2019

Testimony to Canadian Parliament by NED President Carl Gershman

To the Standing Committee on Foreign Affairs and International Development of the House of Commons of Canada Thank you, Chairman Levitt, for inviting me to testify this morning before your Committee. ...

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January 30, 2019

Kaine, Ros-Lehtinen, Sasse, Schadlow, Stefanik and Wollack join NED Board...

The National Endowment for Democracy has elected six new members to its Board of Directors. U.S. Senators Tim Kaine (D-VA) and Ben Sasse (R-NE), U.S. Representative Elise Stefanik (R-NY), former U.S. Representative...

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January 24, 2019

NED mourns the passing of dear friend and colleague Nadia Diuk

It was with deep sadness the Board and staff of the National Endowment for Democracy learned of the passing of our long-time colleague and friend Nadia Diuk.

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January 23, 2019

International Forum for Democratic Studies January 2019 Newsletter

The January 2019 edition of the Forum newsletter features new content, event recaps, and more.

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January 22, 2019

“Safeguarding Democracies Against Authoritarian Sharp Power”

Writing for Policy Options, NED Vice President for Studies and Analysis Christopher Walker assesses the risk posed to multiple sectors – media, universities, academic publishers, technology, elections –...

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