June 2, 2009. Commemorating the Unforgettable: Tiananmen 20 Years On
Gordon Chang, Lucie Morillon, Ethan Gutmann, Jonathan Mirsky will discuss how the Tiananmen Square has shaped Chinese media, and David Dahai Yu, Xu Wenli, William Schulz, Dan Blumenthal, Louisa Greve …
Various Vacancies, National Democratic Institute
The following international positions are currently available: Sudan: Resident IT Manager; Burkina Faso: Resident Senior Program Manager: Gender/Legislative Strengthening ; China: Resident Director; Georgia: Resident Director; Kosovo: Senior Legislative Director; Pakistan: …
In deciding whether or how to promote democracy in the Middle East, and as it struggles with reconciling ideals and interests, the Obama administration should at least retain “perhaps the best available example of successfully integrating democracy promotion …
President Barack Obama’s speech in Egypt next week will need to balance strategic and diplomatic considerations with a clear commitment to democratic reform in the region, writes J. Scott Carpenter. But Obama is likely, perhaps even compelled, to prioritize …
Democratizing Europe’s last dictatorship will curb the Kremlin’s aggression in its periphery and encourage democratic forces within Russia, writes Jeffrey Gedmin, president of Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty.
As economic crisis threatens to fray the social pact underpinning Alexander Lukashenko’s …
North Korea’s nuclear test and missile launchings have been widely condemned throughout the international community. Even by the regime’s friends in China.
But Greg Sheridan makes the case that Beijing was only …
The New York Times has a must-read article (and watch the slide show too) on the planned demolition of Kashgar’s Old City by China’s ruling communist authorities. It is the latest instance of Beijing’s cultural vandalism which is designed to …
Good governance and the development of robust democratic institutions are vital if the Pakistani state is to roll back the Taliban. Under former president Pervez Musharraff, “a coterie of political loyalists” was empowered in areas like the Swat valley …
Domestically for Mongolia, Sunday’s election was a confirmation of a fledgling democratic process, writes Michael Mitchell of Orion Strategies, in this guest posting. Nearly 75% of eligible voters (1.7 million) went to the polls–many on horseback or riding camels …
“Promoting democracy [in China] is not illegal, at least within a circle of approved academics,” according to this analysis. Democracy – albeit “with Chinese characteristics” – is now part of the official political discourse as, with the …
