Testimony of Dave Peterson – National Endowment for Democracy Hearing on the Future of Democracy and Governance in Liberia House Foreign Affairs Committee, Subcommittee on Africa, Global Health, Global Human Rights, and International Organizations
September 13, 2017 Liberia has come a long way in the 30 years since the National Endowment for Democracy began working there in the waning years of the Samuel Doe regime, through the civil war, the interim government, the rule of Charles Taylor, and now the two terms of Ellen Johnson-Sirleaf...
The Globalization of Venality: Kleptocracy’s Corrosive Impact on Democracy
About the Event With popular dissatisfaction over corruption increasing around the world, the term “kleptocracy”...
The Next Leap of Faith: Prospects and Concerns for Political Transition in Uganda
About the Event Since obtaining political independence from Britain in October 1962, Uganda has never experienced a peaceful transfer of power from one president to another. Military coups and violent takeovers have been the dominant mode...
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