December 11, 2020

After Moldova’s Elections, NED Grantees Continue to Combat Russian Influence

Grantee Spotlight: Watchdog.MD and Piligrim-Demo  The recent win by opposition candidate and former Prime Minister Maia Sandu during Moldova’s presidential election on November 15, 2020, against...

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December 07, 2020

NED Mourns the Passing of Sen. Paul Sarbanes

It is with great sadness that the National Endowment for Democracy (NED) learned of the passing of U.S. Senator Paul Sarbanes (D-MD), a longtime supporter of NED and a member of the Endowment’s Board of Directors...

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November 30, 2020

NED RESPONDS TO THREAT OF CHINESE GOVERNMENT SANCTIONS

The National Endowment for Democracy (NED) learned today that NED’s Senior Director for Asia John Knaus, along with colleagues from NED partner the National Democratic Institute,  was singled out...

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November 19, 2020

“The Social Requisites of Democracy Revisited” and “Steady...

Seymour Martin Lipset’s scholarship on such themes as the conditions for democracy, political parties, voting behavior, extremist movements, ideologies, and public opinion constitutes one of the most prolific,...

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November 12, 2020

Youth Participation Critical to Democratic Progress in Côte d’Ivoire

Côte d’Ivoire president Alassane Ouattara won a controversial third term in office—despite the two-term limit embedded in the constitution—during an election boycotted by the opposition on October 31,...

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October 19, 2020

NED’s Grantmaking in 2020 is the Highest in 36-year History

In the midst of the global covid-19 crisis, the National Endowment for Democracy continues the critical mission of supporting democracy and its advocates around the world. Endowment grantmaking was stronger...

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October 12, 2020

Journal of Democracy October 2020 Issue

The Journal of Democracy's October 2020 issue features a lead set of articles assessing the covid-19 pandemic's political impact across three key emerging democracies.

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October 09, 2020

Walker, Albright on the Future of Democracy in a Post-Covid World at GLOBSEC...

On October 8, vice president for studies and analysis at the National Endowment for Democracy (NED) Christopher Walker spoke about the “Future of Democracy in a Post-Covid World”...

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October 02, 2020

International Forum for Democratic Studies September 2020 Newsletter

The September 2020 edition of the Forum newsletter highlights recent research and publications on artificial intelligence-related technologies, disruptions to the global media space, and more.

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September 17, 2020

Remembering Lorne W. Craner

The National Endowment for Democracy (NED) mourns the passing of Lorne W. Craner (1959 – 2020), an astute political analyst who helped to shape the way NED, the International Republican Institute (IRI),...

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