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Ivan Krastev of the Centre for Liberal Strategies in Bulagria spoke with Marc Plattner of the National Endowment for Democracy about the state of democracy in the formerly communist countrie…

Former Clinton administration domestic policy adviser William Galston examined populism in the U.S.

Larry Diamond and Marc Plattner, the editors of Democratization and Authoritarianism in the Arab World, talked about democratization in the Middle East following the “Arab Spring” and the ev…

The National Endowment for Democracy presented the Dalai Lama with the Democracy Service Medal in recognition of the Tibetan spiritual leader’s commitment to advancing the principles of demo…

Joshua Muravchik talked about his book The Next Founders: Voices of Democracy in the Middle East, published by Encounter Books. He profiled seven people from the Middle East who are fighting…

Participants in a roundtable discussion talked about the importance of media literacy in creating an informed citizenry. Topics included discerning the reliability of information, programs d…

In a major foreign policy speech on world affairs since the September 11, 2001 attacks on the U.S., President Bush talked about efforts to combat global terrorism, the progress of the effort…

At a panel discussion hosted by the National Endowment for Democracy participants talked about the potential for widespread acceptance of democracy in the Middle East and the Arab world. Amo…

Ms. Bonner and others spoke about human rights policies in Russia, concentrating on actions in the region of Chechnya. Translation into English was performed by an interpreter.

The panelists talked about how the Persian Gulf war has brought the possibility and idea of democracy to the forefront. Mr. Dessouki called the war “a culmination of human drama.” The war h…

The panelists talked about the growing number of countries in Africa moving toward multi-party systems of democratic governance. The countries are also experiencing greater pressures from ou…

At an event on Surviving Dictatorship, panelists described their personal experiences striving for democracy under dictatorial rule. They represented the countries of Vietnam, China, Sudan, …

The panelists discussed the transition from communism to democracy in Eastern and Central Europe. Carl Gershman, the President of the National Endowment for Democracy, described the situatio…

The panelists discussed the dramatic events that have been taking place to bring democracy to Latin America. Despite the attention of the end of the Cold War and the Persian Gulf has receive…

Ilya Zaslavsky discussed political reforms in the U.S.S.R. and what he calls the end of perestroika. He answered questions after his statements.

In a briefing sponsored by Freedom House and the National Endowment for Democracy, two members of the Romanian Democratic Opposition Party discussed the recent elections, the post-election v…

The National Endowment for Democracy held a meeting entitled The Democratic Revolution".

The National Endowment for Democracy sponsored a symposium on the Democratic Revolution in Latin America and the Caribbean. Speakers took audience questions. This program is in English and …

The National Endowment for Democracy host a panel to discuss about “The Democratic Revolution” in Africa. President Eddie Williams of the Joint center for Political Studies leads this panel …

The National Endowment for Democracy sponsored a forum on democracy in Eastern Europe and the Soviet Union, as part of their second World Conference on Democracy. Participants from different…