A Full-Spectrum Response to Sharp Power. The Vulnerabilities and Strengths of Open Societies
This final report in the “Sharp Power and Democratic Resilience” series reviews the findings of eight papers that highlight serious…
Theme: Democracy
Episode 2: Kabul High School Rethinks Education Under the Taliban
On the outskirts of Kabul, Marefat High School opened in 2002 to provide civic education to Afghan children, regardless of…
Day 3 | The 11th Global Assembly of The World Movement for Democracy
The World Movement for Democracy holds its 11th Global Assembly in Taipei, Taiwan, to strengthen solidarity among democracy advocates around…
FIGHT FOR FREEDOM UNDER CHINESE COMMUNIST PARTY
A new book, China Nexus: Thirty Years In and Around the Chinese Communist Party’s Tyranny—written by Benedict Rogers, co-founder and…
For over two months, Iranians have been demonstrating for legal and social rights following the death of 22-year-old Mahsa Amini. Women and young people are at the forefront of the movement that has spread across the country. In the face of the regime’s brutal crackdown, human rights advocates stress the need for solidarity with Iranians:
World solidarity with the Iranian people is of the utmost importance right now. Girls are down there putting their lives…
Commanding Ideas: Think Tanks As Platforms For Authoritarian Influence
This report describes the ways in which authoritarian countries seek to use think tanks as instruments of sharp power, focusing…
Double-Edged Sword: China’s Sharp Power Exploitation of Emerging Technologies
This report describes how the People’s Republic of China (PRC) leverages emerging technologies to undercut democracies’ stability and legitimacy while…
Global Democracy & Covid-19: Upgrading International Support
This report highlights how some governments are using the public health crisis to further curtail democratic activities and provides recommendations…
Compromising the Knowledge Economy: Authoritarian Challenges to Independent Intellectual Inquiry
This report explores the compromising effects of sharp power on the civil society institutions that democratic societies depend on for…
2020 Annual Report
This report is the summary of activities and achievements of NED. The report highlights that democracy is a very difficult…