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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 February 4, 2010
“If the U.S. thought relations between the United States and Iran were strained after the Mossadeq coup, just wait until Washington betrays the Green movement.”
Those cautionary words from an Iranian activist were heard on Capitol Hill yesterday at a House Foreign Affairs Subcommittee hearing addressing the issue of how the United States can best support [read full story]
Posted in Democracy assistance, Featured, Iran, Islam/politics, Middle East and North Africa, National Endowment for Democracy, Soft power, democracy support, dictatorships, foreign policy, promoting democracy, protests, sanctions | Tagged Green movement, Iran Democracy Fund, J. Scott Carpenter, Washington Institute for Near East Policy. |
By Michael Allen on December 29, 2009
China may be an increasingly assertive autocratic state, but it is not a superpower and won’t be one anytime soon, argues Minxin Pei.
It has transformed itself from an impoverished and demoralized society into a global economic power, he writes. But demographic trends, environmental degradation, and flagrant corruption are undermining the sustainability of its economic [read full story]
Posted in China, Soft power, authoritarianism, corruption |
By kimana on December 2, 2009
The world’s biggest spender on democracy and development, the European Union has fashioned a new strategy for improving the coherence and effectiveness of its approaches to democracy support. It represents real progress, says our guest blogger Kimana Zulueta-Fülscher, but the EU still has some way to go, not least in persuading member states to put ideals on [read full story]
Posted in Democracy assistance, Europe, European Union, Featured, NGOs/Civil society, Soft power, Transparency, democracy and development, democracy support, promoting democracy |
By Michael Allen on November 12, 2009
November 16, 2009. U.S. Private and Non-U.S. Funding of Media Development, featuring: Anne Nelson, Author, Experimentation and Evolution in Private U.S. Funding of Media Development; Mary Myers, Author, Funding for Media Development by Major Donors Outside the United States. With comments by: Marjorie Rouse, Internews Network. Moderated by: Marguerite Sullivan, Center for International Media Assistance.
As [read full story]
Posted in Africa, Asia, Backlash, China, Democracy assistance, Egypt, Eurasia, Human rights, International Republican Institute, Islam/politics, Jordan, Latin America and the Carribean, Lebanon, Morocco, NGOs/Civil society, National Democratic Institute, National Endowment for Democracy, Pakistan, Russia, Soft power, Tools/technology, Women, authoritarianism, backsliding, corruption, democracy and development, democracy promotion, democracy support, democratization, dictatorships, dissidents, freedom of expression, governance, media, promoting democracy, rule of law, smart power, state-building | Tagged democracy support, Friedrich Ebert Stiftung, International Foundation for Electoral Systems, International IDEA, uyghurs |
By Michael Allen on November 2, 2009
Contrary to claims that Russia is weak and in decline, one of the country’s leading political technologists insists that Vladimir Putin has forged a consensus or “value-based reality” that addresses the problems of its very existence and quality of governance.
Aside from resolving critical domestic challenges, Russia has also “helped other new nations in eastern Europe [read full story]
Posted in NGOs/Civil society, Russia, Soft power, authoritarianism, communist regimes |
By Michael Allen on October 13, 2009
October 14, 2009. Putting Smart Power to Work
The US Global Leadership Coalition is hosting an interactive discussion around the State Department’s new Quadrennial Diplomacy and Development Review (QDDR); a blueprint of a smart power approach to U.S. foreign policy. Click here to RSVP. Venue: Willard Hotel, 1401 Pennsylvania Ave NW, Washington, DC. Program includes: 8:00 A.M. – Breakfast and Keynote; 9:00 [read full story]
Posted in Africa, Analysis, Asia, Backlash, Balkans, China, Democracy assistance, Eurasia, Europe, Events, Failed states, Honduras, Human rights, Islam/politics, Latin America and the Carribean, Middle East and North Africa, NGOs/Civil society, National Endowment for Democracy, Nicaragua, Pakistan, Publications, Russia, Soft power, Tools/technology, Venezuela, Women, authoritarianism, backsliding, communist regimes, corruption, democracy and development, democracy promotion, dissidents, economic crisis, emerging democracies, foreign policy, freedom of expression, governance, promoting democracy, protests, rule of law, smart power, state-building |
By Michael Allen on October 13, 2009
A climate of fear prevails in Guinea following the massacre and sexual violence of 28 September when the military attacked a pro-democracy rally in the capital, Conackry. At least 157 people were killed and more than 1,000 wounded when soldiers opened fire at 50,000 demonstrators at the national soccer stadium. The government claims that 57 [read full story]
Posted in Guinea, NGOs/Civil society, National Endowment for Democracy, Regions, Soft power, corruption, democracy and development, promoting democracy, protests |
By Michael Allen on September 30, 2009
China is getting a reputation for asserting its soft power, intent on promoting a more benign image of the communist state – and countering democratic trends. But who would have thought that New York’s iconic Empire State Building would light up red and yellow in honor of 60 years of Communist Party rule?
The Chinese consul [read full story]
Posted in Soft power |
By Michael Allen on September 14, 2009
The European Union has a “more cost-effective and sustainable” approach to democratization than the United States, argues Princeton University’s Andrew Moravcsik. He is interviewed on the impressive new Global Europe, an initiative of Ulrich Speck, formerly with RFE/RL.
“Rather than seeking to transform Afghanistan, Iraq and Iran into democracies using military force, Europe has helped [read full story]
Posted in Democracy assistance, Europe, Human rights, Regions, Soft power, authoritarianism, democracy promotion, dissidents, foreign policy, promoting democracy |
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