2005 Annual Report
In 2005, the world's attention was focused upon democratic advances in the Middle East, as Iraqis and Afghans risked their lives to participate in democratic processes once though unimaginable in their countries....
Journal of Democracy January 2016 Issue: The Authoritarian Threat
In “China and the ‘Singapore Model,'” Stephan Ortmann and Mark R. Thompson examine China’s desire to learn from Singapore “how to combine authoritarian rule with ‘good governance.'”...
Authoritarianism Goes Global: “The Hijacking of ‘Soft Power'”
In the January 2016 issue of the Journal of Democracy, NED Vice President for Research and Studies Christopher Walker explains the ways in which authoritarian regimes have hijacked the concept of “soft power”.
Report: Stifling the Public Sphere: Media and Civil Society in Egypt, Russia,...
In a new report by the International Forum for Democratic Studies, three experts assess the shape and trajectory of civil society and the media in Egypt, Russia, and Vietnam, and their restrictions.
1201 Pennsylvania Ave, NW, Suite 1100, Washington, DC 20004