September 26, 2016

NED Launches Third Cohort of Penn Kemble Forum

On September 21, 2016, the Endowment welcomed its third cohort of Penn Kemble Forum on Democracy Fellows with a panel discussion between Francis Fukuyama and Larry Diamond. The conversation was moderated...

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September 14, 2016

Ukraine’s Success after 25 years

Read the remarks made by NED President Carl Gershman at the Ukraine in Washington Conference 2016 on September 14, 2016.

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September 13, 2016

September 15, 2016: International Day of Democracy

In honor of International Day of Democracy on Sept. 15th, we shared stories of the inspiring work taking place around the world, supported by NED. Get to know some of our grantees and fellows.

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August 16, 2016

Suvash Darnal: The Consummate Democracy Activist

Remarks Carl Gershman's remarks honoring Suvash Darnal made at the Darnal Award for Social Justice on August 15, 2016.

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August 04, 2016

Book Launch: “Authoritarianism Goes Global” Events in Europe

Authoritarianism Goes Global gained much attention in Europe as co-editors Marc F. Plattner and Christopher Walker traveled to five cities in Europe in May and June 2016 to present the book's findings at a...

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July 18, 2016

Journal of Democracy July 2016 Issue: The Danger of Deconsolidation

The Dangers of Deconsolidation “Citizens in a number of supposedly consolidated democracies in North America and Western Europe” are now “more cynical about the value of democracy as...

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July 12, 2016

NED Mourns the Death of Former Chairman John Brademas

It was with great sadness that the Board of Directors and staff of the National Endowment for Democracy (NED) learned of the passing of its former chairman, The Honorable John Brademas, who died July 11, 2016...

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July 11, 2016

APSA-CD Newsletter: Democratization and Civil Conflict

“The history that has come down to us in writing is very much a history of conflict over political power. The most well-attested of these conflicts have been ‘international’, that is, conflicts...

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July 01, 2016

Corruption: Violent Extremism, Kleptocracy, and the Dangers of Failing...

President of the National Endowment for Democracy, Carl Gershman, testifies to the Senate Foreign Relations Committee on June 30, 2016.

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June 29, 2016

NED Hosts His Holiness the Dalai Lama

On June 16, 2016, the National Endowment for Democracy hosted His Holiness the Dalai Lama for a public conversation with four dynamic young democracy activists. The afternoon included remarks from House Democratic...

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