November 16, 2017

The Meaning of Sharp Power: How Authoritarian States Project Influence

Christopher Walker and Jessica Ludwig discuss how Russia and China's authoritarian forms of overseas influence activities prompt a revisiting of "soft power" in an article published by Foreign Affairs. 

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November 16, 2017

The Big Question: What Is the Relationship Between Kleptocracy and Authoritarianism?

The International Forum for Democratic Studies asked five leading experts about the relationship between authoritarianism and kleptocracy.

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November 14, 2017

Remarks by NED President Carl Gershman to the Zagreb Youth Summit

NED's president spoke on the "Autocratic Superpowers’ Methodology of Influence" panel at the Zagreb Youth Summit.

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November 15, 2017

The Case of Roma in Slovakia

09:30 AM - 11:00 AM

Since 2003, the National Democratic Institute (NDI) has engaged Roma political representatives, civic leaders, and grassroots activists across Central Europe and the Balkans in developing their skills to participate in the political process as equal citizens.

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