New and Serious Challenges to Democracy Emerge as Authoritarianism Goes...
Over the past decade, leading illiberal powers have become emboldened and gained greater influence, according to a new Journal of Democracy book, Authoritarianism Goes Global: The Challenge to Democracy.
Journal of Democracy April 2016 Issue: “Latin America’s New Turbulence”
A number of Latin American countries are in the midst of turmoil. Brazil has been rocked by public anger over corruption, bringing President Dilma Rousseff to the brink of impeachment. Yet as Marcus André...
From Budapest to Minsk and Beyond
National Endowment for Democracy President Carl Gershman moderated a panel on "From Budapest to Minsk and Beyond" during a Ukraine forum on Capitol Hill, Wednesday, March 30, 2016.
The Continuing Battle for Human Rights in Russia
This excerpt is from an article based upon remarks National Endowment for Democracy President Carl Gershman made at a meeting of The Senate Human Rights Caucus on March 2, 2016, on “Human Rights Abuses in...
Grantee Spotlight: INCITEGov
The International Center for Innovation, Transformation and Excellence in Governance (INCITEGov) brings the knowledge and insights of experienced policy experts and former government officials to bear on the...
Authoritarianism Goes Global — The American Interest
In an article published by The American Interest, Christopher Walker, Marc F. Plattner, and Larry Diamond write about how a new global competition in “soft power” is underway between democracy and autocracy.
Stories From NED’s Africa Grantees
The National Endowment for Democracy is using the Storify platform to showcase the work of some of our partners. Browse through the profiles in Democracy Stories.
Is Democracy in Decline? featured in Democracy & Society
The Fall/Winter 2016 issue of Democracy & Society, published by the Center for Democracy and Civil Society at Georgetown University, included as its leading article an essay by Journal of Democracy...
Is Democracy in Retreat?
Warsaw-based Polish Newspaper Gazeta Wyborcza sat down with NED President Carl Gershman to discuss whether Democracy was in retreat around the globe.
What President Obama needs to say about Cuba’s elections
Read an article on Cuba's elections by Carl Gershman in the Washington Post on March 17, 2016.
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