Washington, D.C. December 6, 2011 It is common knowledge that China exerts an anti-democratic influence in world politics. Liu Xiaobo has said that China serves as “a blood transfusion machine” for smaller dictatorships in North Korea, Cuba and elsewhere. In addition to providing...

Challenges for Independent Media in a Post-Gaddafi Libya from CIMA on

Featuring H.E. Tsakhia Elbegdorj President of Mongolia Read the full transcript...

21ST CENTURY MEDIA: NEW FRONTIERS, NEW BARRIERS Washington, D.C. Good evening, and a special welcome to Washington to those who are visiting from far away.  A special welcome, too, to UNESCO Director General Irina Bokova and to Under Secretary of State Judith McHale. This...

Remarks by Paula J. Dobriansky, Under Secretary for Democracy and Global Affairs Thank you, Congressmen, Carl (Gershman), and Vin (Weber), for those kind words, and for your service on the NED board. Having served by your side, I can attest to the...

[caption id="attachment_43620" align="alignnone" width="1920"] A deacon and altar boys prepare for Palm Sunday procession at an underground church in...

A FORWARD STRATEGY FOR DEMOCRACY PROMOTION IN 2008 AND BEYOND: REGAINING THE MOMENTUM, The House of Commons I want to thank Bruce George for that kind introduction. As I learned when he visited me in Washington a couple of months ago, Bruce George is a real fighter...

United States Chamber of Commerce Washington, D.C. THE PRESIDENT: Thank you all very much. Please be seated. Thanks for the warm welcome, and thanks for inviting me to join you in this 20th anniversary of the National Endowment for Democracy. The staff and directors...

NED programs focus on long-term effort to open up CubaDespite the challenges of and barriers to working within a closed, totalitarian system, over the past seven years NED has developed a program that supports a wide variety of independent social actors inside of Cuba, from human rights activists...

Remarks by Carl Gershman, President The National Endowment for DemocracyTaipei, TaiwanRemarks given at the first anniversary commemoration of the Taiwan Foundation for Democracy.Last Friday the United States observed...