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By Michael Allen on March 15, 2010
National Endowment for Democracy
Currently available opportunities include: Administrative Assistant – CIMA, Program Assistant – Asia, Program Assistant – Europe, Program Officer for Asia, Program Officer for Latin America and the Caribbean, Database/Web Developer, and Senior Director of Finance. Further details here.
Center for International Private Enterprise
Currently available opportunities include: Finance Officer, Program Assistant – Eurasia and [read full story]
Posted in Africa, International Republican Institute, National Democratic Institute, National Endowment for Democracy, Zimbabwe | Tagged Center for International Private Enterprise, International Republican Institute, National Democratic Institute, National Endowment for Democracy |
By Michael Allen on March 8, 2010
He was a man who “thought big and acted big” and whose enthusiasm for democracy was so passionate that he even liked politicians!
Gerardo LeChevallier was known as “el tigre” for his unflappable commitment to democracy, today’s memorial service at the Organization of American States heard. He was a “passionate player” who daily risked his life [read full story]
Posted in Haiti, Latin America and the Carribean, National Democratic Institute, Organization of American States, Regions, democracy, democracy promotion, promoting democracy |
By Michael Allen on March 4, 2010
National Endowment for Democracy
Currently available opportunities include: Administrative Assistant – CIMA, Program Assistant – Asia, Program Assistant – Europe, Program Officer for Asia, Program Officer for Latin America and the Caribbean, Database/Web Developer, and Senior Director of Finance. Further details here.
International Republican Institute
Currently available DC-based opportunities include: Online Communications Specialist, Deputy Press Secretary, Program Assistant [read full story]
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By Michael Allen on March 3, 2010
Thursday, March 4, 2010 – 9:00 AM – 4:30 PM – The Iraqi Elections & the Changing Politico-Security Environment in Iraq – Carnegie Endowment for International Peace, 1779 Massachusetts Avenue, N.W. – Featuring keynote speaker Ambassador Zalmay Khalilzad, this one day conference presents a number of panels and experts discussing key issues of security and [read full story]
Posted in Africa, Analysis, Asia, Backlash, Blogs, China, Democracy assistance, Egypt, Elections, Fragile States, Iran, Iraq, Islam and democracy, Islam/politics, Journal of Democracy, Middle East and North Africa, NGOs/Civil society, National Democratic Institute, National Endowment for Democracy, Publications, Religion and Democracy, Russia, Soft power, Tools/technology, Women, accountability, authoritarianism, autocrats, backsliding, color revolutions, corruption, democracy, democracy and development, democracy promotion, democracy support, democratic reform, democratization, dictatorships, dissidents, economic crisis, emerging democracies, foreign policy, governance, media, promoting democracy, protests, religious freedom, rule of law, smart power, solidarity, state-building | Tagged Broadcasting in UN Blue: The Unexamined Past and Uncertain Future of Peacekeeping Radio, Center for International Media Assistance, Dalia Ziada, democracy in Mexico, Democratization in Africa, freedom of the internet for democracy, Human rights, Human Rights in the North Caucasus, Iraqi Elections, Islam and Religious Freedom, Islamic Republic of Iran, Mark Lagon, Mexican Media Under Attack, Mobilizing for Women's Rights and Eliminating Violence against Women, National Endowment for Democracy, Restoring America’s Reputation, Second Geneva Summit for Human Rights, velayat-e-faqih, Women in a Changing China, Women's Learning Partnership, Yemen, Zalmay Khalilzad |
By Michael Allen on March 2, 2010
The National Democratic Institute will host a memorial service in honor of Gerardo LeChevallier, NDI’s former director of Latin America and Caribbean programs and country director for Haiti, who was among those who perished during the January 12 earthquake when the United Nations HQ building collapsed in Port-au-Prince. LeChevallier was serving as the head of the [read full story]
Posted in Democracy assistance, Latin America and the Carribean, National Democratic Institute, democracy |
By Michael Allen on March 1, 2010
Canada’s political turmoil over the Olympics is nothing next to the fracas over its democracy assistance agency, writes the National Democratic Institute’s Les Campbell.
The Conservative government last week named Gérard Latulippe, a former Liberal member of the Quebec cabinet, as the new president of Rights and Democracy. Currently NDI’s country director for Haiti, his appointment [read full story]
Posted in Democracy assistance, NGOs/Civil society, National Democratic Institute, democracy promotion, promoting democracy | Tagged Canada, Gérard Latulippe, human rights and democracy, lawfare, Michael Ignatieff, National Democratic Institute, Rights and Democracy |
By Michael Allen on February 25, 2010
The Obama administration is very sensitive to criticism that engaging autocratic states entails a “realist” calculation to concede human rights and democracy for cooperation on geostrategic policy priorities, writes James Traub.
He quotes a senior official:
“If we were to not engage regimes with authoritarian tendencies, to lecture them from Washington, they would suddenly therefore decide to [read full story]
Posted in National Democratic Institute, autocrats, democracy, democracy promotion, democracy support, engagement, foreign policy, promoting democracy |
By Michael Allen on February 17, 2010
National Endowment for Democracy
Currently available opportunities include: Administrative Assistant – CIMA, Program Officer for Asia, Database/Web Developer, and Senior Director of Finance. Further details here.
National Democratic Institute
Currently available international opportunities include: Afghanistan: Reporting/Monitoring and Evaluation Officer, Afghanistan: Women’s Political Participation Specialist, Afghanistan:Resident Program Director for Elections and Political Processes, Angola: Resident Program Manager – [read full story]
Posted in Center for International Private Enterprise, Democracy assistance, Elections, International Republican Institute, Jobs/Opportunities, NGOs/Civil society, National Democratic Institute, National Endowment for Democracy, Solidarity Center, democracy promotion, democracy support, democratization |
By Michael Allen on February 2, 2010
More tragic news emerging from Haiti where the United Nations confirmed that Gerardo Le Chevalier, head of the UN Electoral Assistance unit, was killed in the 7.0 quake.
A Salvadoran citizen and former director of Latin America and Caribbean programs for the National Democratic Institute, he was among those who died when the U.N. headquarters in Port-au-Prince [read full story]
Posted in Failed states, Haiti, Latin America and the Carribean, National Democratic Institute, National Endowment for Democracy, Solidarity Center | Tagged American Center for International Labor Solidarity, Carl Gershman, Earthquake Relief for Haitian Workers Fund, Gerardo Le Chevalier, Haitian Staff and Family Disaster Assistance Fund, National Endowment for Democracy, Solidarity Center |
By Michael Allen on January 26, 2010
Zimbabwe’s faltering recovery confirms that democratization is a sine qua non for genuine economic development, the country’s finance minister said today.
South African premier Jakob Zuma should convene a summit of the Southern African Development Community to end the current impasse, Tendai Biti told a Washington meeting sponsored by Freedom House and the National Democratic Institute.
The [read full story]
Posted in Africa, Democracy assistance, Elections, Featured, NGOs/Civil society, National Democratic Institute, Zimbabwe, backsliding, corruption, democracy support |
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