June 26, 2015

National Endowment for Democracy Adds Four to Board of Directors

Burns, Roskam, and Ordan begin three-year term For Immediate Release June 25, 2015 Contact: Jane Riley Jacobsen (202) 378-9700 WASHINGTON, D.C. –The National Endowment for Democracy (NED) has added three...

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June 24, 2015

APSA-CD Newsletter: “Reconceptualizing Authoritarianism”

The June edition features seven articles written by members of the APSA-Comparative Democratization section in a symposium on "Reconceptualizing Authoritarianism."

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June 11, 2015

Europe and Azerbaijan: The End of Shame

The government of Azerbaijan has neutralized international mechanisms designed to protect human rights by coopting the Council of Europe, argues Gerald Knaus in the July 2015 Journal of Democracy.

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June 03, 2015

The New Containment: Undermining Democracy

Reflecting on George F. Kennan’s 1947 “X-article” which argued for the development of a policy to contain the spread of communism and the Soviet Union’s influence, Forum Executive Director...

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