The National Endowment for Democracy is a private, nonprofit foundation dedicated to the growth and strengthening of democratic institutions around the world.
In case you missed it, NED’s 2025 Democracy Awards honored defenders of faith, speech, and freedom.
The stories of @CDT, @CUyghurs, Pastor Wang Yi, and the 11th Panchen Lama remind us: freedom may be suppressed, but can never be extinguished.
Ukraine’s democratic resilience is one of its greatest national strengths.
In @pravda_eng, @DamonMacWilson reflects on NED’s recent visit and why citizens who organize, demand accountability, and strengthen institutions are essential to Ukraine’s future.
Five years after the fall of Kabul, Afghanistan’s democratic institutions have been dismantled, women and girls pushed out of public life, and civic space sharply restricted. Yet Afghans from across society continue to preserve independent information, civic networks, public
Supporting those seeking freedom around the world is one of America’s most effective national security strategies.
In the latest episode of @AtlanticCouncil’s podcast “So What’s the Strategy,” NED President and CEO @DamonMacWilson breaks down how advancing democratic freedoms
Five years ago, the Taliban seized Kabul and began dismantling lives Afghans had spent years building.
Despite great loss, brave Afghans have continued teaching girls in underground classrooms, helping families navigate legal and economic challenges, sustaining independent
