Democracy Digest

#MichaelAllen at the #NationalEndowmentforDemocracy (NED) highlights news & analysis on democracy, authoritarianism & their strategic competition.

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Doing well by doing right, by @TimothyDSnyder https://t.co/SlxFKzgtaL

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DON'T MISS! "The Global State of Democracy" with @birgittaohlsson @Int_IDEA @SwedeninUSA
with @KevinCasasZ @abramowitz @freedomhouse
@LauraLThornton @gmfus @AnnikaSilva
@UrbanAhlin #DefendDemocracy @NDI
@NDIparties https://t.co/d0hd5t9Rcn @Eventbrite

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DON'T MISS! @McCainInstitute hosts an event marking #HumanRights75 anniversary of the UN Universal Declaration of Human Rights. Spkrs incl @JamilaAfghani @GerardoBerthin @freedomhouse @sarahmargon @OpenSociety #ZerxesSpencer @NEDemocracy @ThinkDemocracy https://t.co/mh4qb8ZCzq

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We’re partnering with @SwedeninUSA for a presentation of our Global State of Democracy Report 2023 and a discussion on the challenges and opportunities for #democracy worldwide. #GSoD2023

🗓️ Dec 13 at 12-2 pm EST
Join us in person or virtually ⬇️
https://t.co/fNbDMZLQsi

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Former @NEDemocracy board member @LindaT_G
@USUNAmbassador @USAmbUN announced this morning that the @POTUS has signed a Presidential Proclamation restricting the entry into the United States for those who enable #corruption. https://t.co/eLenkjpdsp via @whitehouse

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#Russia’s actions at the @OSCE illustrate one of multilateral institutions' most difficult challenges – what to do when founding policies are used to prevent them pursuing their fundamental values, @ThinkDemocracy's @JKGinDC writes for @JustSecurity. https://t.co/7VlAcv7mKa

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Kosovo stands out as a comparatively successful case of state building when many question whether the West overinvested in failed liberal interventionist projects of #democracy promotion, fmr @ThinkDemocracy fellow @AgonMaliqi writes for @AtlanticCouncil. https://t.co/HQ5BGEfqaU

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@McCainInstitute hosts an event commemorating the 75th anniversary of the UN Universal Declaration of Human Rights. Speakers include @JamilaAfghani @GerardoBerthin @freedomhouse @sarahmargon @OpenSociety #ZerxesSpencer @NEDemocracy @ThinkDemocracy https://t.co/mh4qb8ZCzq

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To prevent the development & spread of ideologies, cultivate a pluralistic mindset, @Stanford's #DanEdelstein writes for @TheNatlInterest. 'Reason is fallible; different opinions do exist, and no single narrative has a monopoly on the truth.'https://t.co/C35rxzv8HN

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Even without premediated intention, bluffs and demagogic bluster can create momentum toward an end that was never fully thought out, especially if a government [like #Venezuela's] is autocratic, erratic and weak, @ChathamHouse analyst @ChrisSabatini observes. #Maduro

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Delivering the @NEDemocracy's 20th annual Seymour Martin Lipset Lecture, @FSIStanford's @LarryDiamond outlined the grave threats that global #democracy faces—and three things we need to survive this moment, @JoDemocracy reports. @ThinkDemocracy

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“Ordinary people doing extraordinary things,” #Ukraine’s civil society remains resilient, @a_is_for_anna_ , head of the Ukrainian Volunteer Service, said during a special tribute to #Ukraine during @NEDemocracy's 2023 #NEDat40 Democracy Awards. https://t.co/yz1usY7bOL

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Alexei Navalny collapses in prison cell last week and put on an IV, team unaware of his whereabouts https://t.co/E450thvXbc

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The #Ukraine war is only the first phase of a broader conflict between Western democracies and an emerging axis comprising #Russia and its allies, @voxukraine's @IlonaSologoub & @YGorodnichenko write for @ProSyn. https://t.co/yz1usY7bOL

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Jimmy Lai turns 76 today. This marks 1073 days he has spent as a political prisoner in Hong Kong. The British and other Western governments should campaign vigorously for his release, and for freedom for Hong Kong. https://t.co/rZCXFJltqt

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DON'T MISS: Congratulations to @NEDemocracy core partner @NDI! #NDIat40 #DemocracyGala

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🗣️ Calling all @NDI partners & friends: What messages do you have to share in celebration of #NDIat40? Add your thoughts to our digital wall, which will be featured at the 2023 #DemocracyGala!

Use the #NDIat40 hashtag or add your message here: https://t.co/SO0m33i7xk

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Essential reading via former @NEDemocracy #PennKemble Fellow @RobbieGramer.

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Nothing says you're committed to the glory of the socialist revolution like invading a neighboring country to snatch up their oil wealth

https://t.co/kLs0H0FkAD from @AlexandraSSharp

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"We stand in solidarity with our Filipino partners against the rollback of democratic values being carried out by tyrannical governments around the world."
@SENTROLabor @BIENPhilippines @PSLINKunion @AFLCIOGlobal

[Sviatlana Tsikhanouskaya @Tsihanouskaya]

Democracies must not only speak but also act decisively & boldly. At the Lipset Lecture with @LarryDiamond, I advocated for sustained support for #Belarus in our continuing pursuit of freedom. I also highlighted the critical need to stand with 🇺🇦. @ThinkDemocracy @NEDemocracy

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Democracies must not only speak but act decisively & boldly in support of #Ukraine & #Belarus's pursuit of freedom, @Tsihanouskaya said after @ThinkDemocracy's #Lipsetlecture by @FSIStanford's @LarryDiamond. https://t.co/yz1usY7bOL