Corruption: Violent Extremism, Kleptocracy, and the Dangers of Failing Governance

On Thursday, June 30, 2016, at 10:30am, the US Senate Foreign Relations Committee heard testimony from NED President Carl Gershman on "Corruption: Violent Extremism, Kleptocracy, and the Dangers of Failing Governance." Watch...

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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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Reagan-Fascell Alumnus Rafael Marques de Morais Wins Journalism Award

Investigative journalist Rafael Marques de Morais was one of two awardees selected to receive the Index on Censorship Freedom of Expression journalism award at a ceremony held in London on March 18,...

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NED President’s Four Reasons to Be Optimistic in 2015

Article by Carl Gershman as it appeared in the World Affairs Journal on Dec. 31, 2014. The year 2014 has been commonly viewed as a very bad one for democracy, which it was....

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