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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May 29, 2015

National Endowment for Democracy Honors Venezuela’s Political Prisoners...

Leaders of the US Congress from both parties and a former Prime Minister of Spain paid tribute to political prisoners in Venezuela on May 14, 2014 at NED’s annual Democracy Award Presentation on Capitol Hill...

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April 29, 2015

Forum Launches New Website on the Authoritarian Resurgence

Apr 30, 2015 Forum Launches New Website: "Resurgent Dictatorship: The Global Assault on Democracy" Forum News

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April 27, 2015

If Russia Had Become Democratic….

Marc Plattner, NED’s Vice President for Research and Studies and coeditor of the Journal of Democracy, spoke with Levada Center sociologist Denis Volkov about “the essence of the Russian political...

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April 20, 2015

Worth Reading (Apr. 20, 2015): Journal of Democracy April 2015 Issue

Apr. 20, 2015 Worth Reading: Journal of Democracy April 2015 Issue Forum News

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April 15, 2015

Journal of Democracy April 2015 Issue: “The Authoritarian Resurgence”

The Journal of Democracy April 2015 issue features a collection of articles exploring “The Authoritarian Resurgence” in Russia, Iran, Saudi Arabia, and Venezuela. In “Forward to the Past in...

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April 06, 2015

India 2015: Towards Economic Transformation

India 2015: Towards Economic Transformation Thursday, April 16, 2015 4:00 – 5:30 pm 1025 F Street NW, Suite 800, Washington, DC 20004

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