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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 Joshua Marks on February 19, 2010
Threats and attacks against Congolese human rights defenders and media have continued and bode ill for civil society activists as the 2011 national elections approach.
This evening in DRC, the national TV station (RTNC) attacked several pro-democracy groups, partners of the National Endowment for Democracy, for seeking to undermine the Congolese state, an accusation similar to [read full story]
Posted in Africa, Democracy assistance, Democratic Republic of the Congo, Human rights, NGOs/Civil society, National Endowment for Democracy, Publications, dissidents, freedom of expression, media, promoting democracy |
By Michael Allen on February 17, 2010
Thursday, February 18 – Iraq’s Elections—and Iraq’s Future. 12:15-1:45, Carnegie Endowment for International Peace, 1779 Massachusetts Ave., NW –The Iraqi parliamentary elections on March 7 will be a critical test for the young democracy. Ad Melkert, the United Nations Secretary-General’s Special Representative for Iraq, will assess the latest situation on the ground in the run-up [read full story]
Posted in Backlash, Democracy assistance, Haiti, Human rights, Iraq, Islam and democracy, Islam/politics, Labour/labor unions, NGOs/Civil society, National Endowment for Democracy, Publications, Solidarity Center, authoritarianism, communist regimes, corruption, democracy, democracy and development, democracy promotion, democracy support, democratization, foreign policy, freedom of expression, governance, media, promoting democracy, protests, rule of law | Tagged Center for International Media Assistance, Corruption and Abuse of Power in Kenya, Geneva Summit for Human Rights, Haiti, Internet freedom, Iraq’s Elections, Islam and Religious Freedom, Labor Protest Politics and Worker Rights in Egypt:, Labor Rights, Lech Walesa, Migai Akech, National Endowment for Democracy, Reagan-Fascell, Solidarity Center, Struggle for Worker Rights, Vaclav Havel, Violence against Women, Women's Learning Partnership |
By Michael Allen on January 8, 2010
January 11, 2010. “There Is No Freedom Without Bread! 1989 and the Civil War That Brought Down Communism”, with author Constantine Pleshakov, visiting assistant professor of Russian and Eurasian studies and critical social thought at Mount Holyoke College. Woodrow Wilson Center’s (WWC) Cold War International History Project. 12 noon. Venue: WWC, One Woodrow Wilson Plaza, [read full story]
Posted in Backlash, Closed societies, Democracy assistance, Elections, Events, Failed states, Human rights, Islam and democracy, Islam/politics, Journal of Democracy, NGOs/Civil society, National Endowment for Democracy, Publications, authoritarianism, autocrats, backsliding, color revolutions, communist regimes, corruption, democracy, democracy and development, democracy promotion, democracy support, democratization, dictatorships, dissidents, emerging democracies, engagement, foreign policy, freedom of expression, governance, media, promoting democracy, protests, resource curse | Tagged Freedom House, Libel Tourism, political Islam, radical Islam |
By Michael Allen on November 6, 2009
Rights & Democracy’s International conference on Sharia and family law reform
Rights & Democracy, the Canadian democracy assistance group, is searching for two speakers to present papers at an international conference on Sharia and family law reform in Muslim countries that we are hosting next February in Kabul, Afghanistan. We are looking for speakers with [read full story]
Posted in Afghanistan, Africa, Asia, Center for International Private Enterprise, Democracy assistance, Democratic Republic of the Congo, Elections, Human rights, International Republican Institute, Islam/politics, Kyrgyzstan, NGOs/Civil society, National Democratic Institute, National Endowment for Democracy, Publications, Zimbabwe, authoritarianism, democracy promotion, democracy support, democratization, foreign policy, media, promoting democracy | Tagged Bosnia, Electoral Systems, International Foundation for Electoral Systems |
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 September 28, 2009
September 29, 2009. Challenges to U.S. Government Support for Media Development Featuring: Andrew Green, Author, Challenges to U.S. Government Support of Media Development. With comments by: Troy Etulain, U.S. Agency for International Development*, Mark Whitehouse, IREX. Moderated by: Marguerite Sullivan, Center for International Media Assistance.
Too few media experts, not enough technological know-how, and potentially problematic funding [read full story]
Posted in Africa, Asia, Backlash, Balkans, China, Closed societies, Democracy assistance, Elections, Eurasia, Events, Human rights, Islam/politics, Latin America and the Carribean, NGOs/Civil society, National Endowment for Democracy, Publications, Women, authoritarianism, backsliding, corruption, democracy and development, democracy promotion, emerging democracies, engagement, foreign policy, promoting democracy, rule of law |
By Michael Allen on September 21, 2009
September 21-22. 2009 FPI Forum: Advancing and Defending Democracy.
The Foreign Policy Initiative (FPI) invites you to the 2009 FPI Forum on September 21 and 22, to discuss how the United States and its allies can advance and defend democracy around the world. Please RSVP by registering at www.foreignpolicyi.org/events.
The Obama administration is facing critical decisions regarding [read full story]
Posted in Africa, Asia, Backlash, Closed societies, Democracy assistance, Eastern Europe, Elections, Europe, Events, Failed states, Global, Human rights, Iran, Islam/politics, Latin America and the Carribean, Middle East and North Africa, NGOs/Civil society, National Endowment for Democracy, Publications, Regions, Russia, authoritarianism, backsliding, corruption, coup in Honduras, democracy and development, democracy promotion, dictatorships, dissidents, economic crisis, emerging democracies, engagement, foreign policy, governance, promoting democracy, protests, rule of law, state-building |
By Michael Allen on September 10, 2009
The Obama administration’s has consistently invoked the “three D’s” of – defense, diplomacy, and development to explain the priorities of U.S. global engagement. But tnspicuous absence of democracy from the mantra (except on the part of Vice President Joseph Biden) has not gone unnoticed by Arab reformers, writes Stephen McInerney, advocacy director for the Project [read full story]
Posted in Democracy assistance, Human rights, Middle East and North Africa, NGOs/Civil society, Publications, democracy promotion, promoting democracy | Tagged Project on Middle East Democracy |
By Michael Allen on August 28, 2009
Executive Director: Network of Democrats in the Arab World (NDAW)
NDAW seeks to empower young civil society activists, journalists, and bloggers, who advocate for democracy and Human Rights in the Middle East and North Africa (MENA) region. The tasks of the Executive Manager include providing supervisory and management support to the Network, programs design and implementation, [read full story]
Posted in Democracy assistance, Human rights, Jobs/Opportunities, Labour/labor unions, National Endowment for Democracy, Publications, democracy promotion, promoting democracy | Tagged American Center for International Labor Solidarity, Center for International Private Enterprise, Fragile States, Institutions for Fragile States, International Republican Institute, Millennium Challenge Corporation, National Democratic Institute, Network of Democrats in the Arab World |
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