John Knaus is the Senior Director for Asia at the National Endowment Democracy (NED), where he has worked since 1997.  Mr. Knaus oversees the NED’s program designed to promote democracy throughout the region, which includes over 240...

India-U.S. Relations: Building Democratic Cooperation New Delhi, August 7, 2018 For more than two decades I have been part of an effort by a small group of Americans associated with the National Endowment for Democracy (NED), the...

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About the EventOver the past decade, illiberal powers have become emboldened and gained influence within the global arena. Leading authoritarian countries―including China, Iran, Russia, Saudi Arabia, and Venezuela―have developed new tools...