Schedule 10:00am: Tributes to Boris Nemtsov by Members of Congress and other dignitaries 10:30am: Panel discussion, "The Struggle for Russia's Future" About the Panelists William Browder is the founder and CEO of Hermitage...

NED President Carl Gershman's article as it appeared World Affairs on...

Remarks by Carl Gershman at the “Salute to Vaclav Havel”Washington, D.C. November 19, 2014My thanks, Martin, for inviting me to speak about reaffirming and defending the legacy of Vaclav Havel on this important occasion.When Havel was a scholar-in-residence here at the Library...

By Carl GershmanAs written in The Washington Post on November 16, 2014.Monday is the 25th anniversary of...

The staff and Board of Directors of the National Endowment for Democracy (NED) were deeply saddened to learn that long-time Board Member and dear friend of NED Jean Bethke Elshtain died on Sunday, August 11, 2013.“Jean Elshtain was America's preeminent public intellectual,” said NED President...

Sponsored by the National Endowment for Democracy and the Embassy of Lithuania.   Agenda Welcoming Remarks Carl Gershman, NED President Screening of The Other Dream Team with an introduction...

HAVEL AS A FIGHTER FOR HUMAN RIGHTS It’s wonderful to be here with you this evening. With Ambassador Gandalovic, Madeleine, and the two Martins, I feel like I’m among family. I’ve been given five minutes to speak about Havel as a human rights fighter, and I want to use that...

Advancing Democracy in Burma: New Challenges and Opportunities On Sept. 19, 2012, the National Endowment for Democracy held a panel discussion...

honoring The Democracy Movement of Burma Famed Burmese democracy activist Aung San Suu Kyi,...

Remarks by Carl Gershman, President, the National Endowment for Democracy At the conference: “Pro-Democracy Movements in Totalitarian States” The United States Congress We have arrived at a very dangerous new moment in Cuba. The deaths on July 22...