Reaffirming and Defending the Legacy of Vaclav Havel
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...
“Are Czechs giving up on moral responsibility?”
By Carl GershmanAs written in The Washington Post on November 16, 2014.Monday is the 25th anniversary of...
NED Mourns Jean Bethke Elshtain
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...

2013 Democracy Service Medal Awarded to Vytautas Landsbergis & The Other Dream Team
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...
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