Remarks by NED President Carl Gershman to the Zagreb Youth Summit

Building a Youth Movement for Democratic Renewal November 7, 2017 I’m grateful to Andrej Nosov, Anita Mitic, and the Youth Initiative for Human Rights for inviting me to address the Zagreb Youth Summit....

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Remarks by Carl Gershman on Promoting Democratic Cooperation in Asia

Seoul Forum of the Asia Democracy Research Network I want to thank Sook Jong Lee, the East Asia Institute,...

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The Westminster Address at 35: Reflections

NED invited democracy activists and leaders to share their thoughts and reflections on the 35th anniversary of President Reagan's Westminster Address. Follow NED on Twitter and

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Energy, Russian Influence, and Democratic Backsliding in Central and Eastern Europe

About the Event The democratic transitions in Central and Eastern Europe are facing significant challenges. Across the region, Russia is expanding its economic and political influence and using it to undermine democratic standards and values....

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Carl Gershman’s Remarks at the Democracy and Human Rights: The Case for U.S. Leadership Hearing

Senate Subcommittee on Western Hemisphere, Democracy, Human Rights, and Global Women’s Issues February 16, 2017 Click...

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Leila Kamgar

Leila Kamgar is the Outreach Advisor for the U.S. Department of State’s Foreign Service Institute. In this role she leads a team focused on external outreach and advancing strategic partnerships that will enrich how the United States...

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A Strategy for Democratic Renewal

Carl Gershman delivers the annual John B. Hurford Memorial Lecture titled, "A Strategy for Democratic Renewal" on May 17, 2016.It’s a great honor for me to give a lecture in the name of John Hurford, who was a dear friend and member of the NED Board, and he was also an American...

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Roma Exclusion: A European Democratic Deficit

featuring Gabor Demszky, Reagan-Fascell Democracy Fellow with comments by Nadezhda Mouzykina, National Democratic Institute moderated by Marc...

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Democracy’s Retreats and Tentative Advances in 2015

By Carl Gershman"It has been frequently said that democracy is in retreat around the world, and it’s not difficult to understand why so many people feel that way. Resurgent authoritarians in Russia, China, Iran...

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