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...
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...
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...
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.
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...
Carl Gershman’s Introductory Remarks at “Hope and Democracy”...
Read Carl Gershman's remarks at “Hope and Democracy” Event with the Dalai Lama.
Geshe la and Tenzin Palkyi’s Interview with VOA Tibetan
Geshe la and Tenzin Palkyi sit down with VOA Tibetan (spoken in Tibetan language).
Geshe la Accepts Democracy Service Medal on Behalf of Tenzin Delek
Geshe la’s Remarks made during Democracy and Hope event on June 15, 2016 Tashi Delek. I would like to extend my heartfelt greetings to our beloved leader, His Holiness the Dalai Lama, our Prime...
Tibet: Exiles’ Journey
Here is a short piece that Lobsang Sangay (then a student at Harvard, now the elected premier of the Tibetan government-in-exile) wrote for the Journal of Democracy back in the July 2003 issue on...
Commemorating the 27th Anniversary of the Tiananmen Square Massacre
Carl Gershman, President of NED, spoke at "Exploring the contested history of the Tiananmen Massacre," an event hosted by Initiatives for China and Victims of Communism Memorial Foundation at the PEW Charitable...
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