HIGHLIGHTS
NED’s Brian Joseph talks Thailand on PBS NewsHour
On Tuesday, December 2, NED’s Director for Southeast Asia Brian Joseph discussed recent events in Thailand. Read the transcript and watch the video.
 The Journal of Democracy Publishes Two New Books
The Journal of Democracy recently marked the publication of its two latest books, Latin America’s Struggle for Democracy and How People View Democracy. The September 22 event on “The State of Democracy in Latin America” featured remarks by two of the volume’s contributors, Cynthia McClintock and Arturo Valenzuela, and the editors, Marc F. Plattner, Larry Diamond, and Diego Abente. Ecuadorian Political Sociologist Carlos de la Torre offered comments. The November 14 event on “Public Opinion and Democracy: What Africans, Asians, and Arabs Think” featured representatives from several regional public opinion barometers: Yun-han Chu, Mark Tessler, Larry Diamond, and Andrew Nathan.
Religion and Democracy: Allies or Antagonists?
Dr. Jean Bethke Elshtain will speak on, Religion and Democracy: Allies or Antagonists, when she delivers the fifth annual Seymour Martin Lipset Lecture on Democracy in the World, on Wednesday, November 12, at 6:00 pm at the Embassy of Canada in Washington, DC. [read more]
NED Welcomes Fall 2008 Reagan-Fascell Democracy and Visiting Fellows: Newly arrived Fellows at NED include leading democratic activists, journalists, and scholars from a wide range of countries, including Germany, Guinea, India, Nepal, Senegal, Ukraine, and the United States. [read more]
Bronislaw Geremek Remembered
On Thursday, September 11, NED and the Polish Embassy held a memorial gathering to honor the life and work of former Polish Foreign Minister Bronislaw Geremek, whose life was tragically cut short in a car accident on July 13, 2008. [read more]
International Media Assistance is an Underappreciated Key to Democratic Development
Sustained and committed support of independent news media can make a dramatic difference in creating sustainable development and democracy in the world, according to a newly-released report from NED’s Center for International Media Assistance (CIMA). The report, entitled Empowering Independent Media: U.S. Efforts to Foster Free and Independent News Around the World, provides an in-depth assessment of U.S. international media development efforts, both public and private, and calls on future efforts to be more long-term, comprehensive, and need-driven. [read more]
 2008 NED Democracy Award Honors Heroes of Human Rights and Democracy in China
On Tuesday June 17, the National Endowment for Democracy honored the heroic efforts of Chinese workers, lawyers, and writers working to advance democratic values and fundamental rights within China with the presentation of its annual Democracy Award. NED also honored the life-long contributions of one of the US Congress’ most
stalwart supporters of human rights in China and every other part of the world,
the late Tom Lantos (D-CA) with the presentation of its Democracy Service Medal. [read more]
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