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The International Forum for Democratic Studies @NEDemocracy is a leading center for thought & analysis on #democracy around the world. https://t.co/WbC15bN0mJ ned.org/ideas Washington, DC Joined April 2013

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Forum @ NED @ThinkDemocracy

a week ago

When autocracies engineer new methods of oppression, they are often exported. Venezuela is heavily influenced by other authoritarian regimes' practices, taking from China, Iran, and Russia and integrating it into a system that is unique to Caracas. buff.ly/3XFuiwH

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a week ago

Not able to make it to our China Salon on AI and digital repression? Read our recap: buff.ly/LRlG9HS “Our job is to make the invisible visible, to amplify suppressed voices, and to expose the manipulation the CCP imposes on its citizens.” - Xiao Qiang @rockngo

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Forum @ NED @ThinkDemocracy

a week ago

The full-spectrum influence campaign that the CCP is waging requires an "equally comprehensive response from civil societies, governments, and economic actors that back democracy." @KSheives explains how we can win the China challenge in @JoDemocracy: buff.ly/4kmyAlt

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a week ago

"Authoritarian powers like Russia and China...are experimenting with [new generative AI technologies] and incorporating them into their efforts to undermine democracy at a global scale." Watch our report launch on how AI supercharges their propaganda: buff.ly/3RSfsio

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2 weeks ago

Fmr. Senator & NED Board Member @MelMartinez in the Miami-Herald: "As someone who fled Cuba as a child... [I] know firsthand what it means to be silenced... NED has supported independent journalists and democracy activists in Cuba for over four decades." buff.ly/fsuwr5x

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2 weeks ago

So-called "Foreign agent laws" that ever more nations are adopting can be "extremely difficult, if not impossible to remove from the books, and the damage caused by their enactment may be irreversible in the short term." Read more: buff.ly/IUpIuAN

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2 weeks ago

Whether from Russia, China, or Serbia, influence operations in Montenegro sow mistrust in fundamental institutions like media and government, deepen societal divisions, and undermine protections that democracies afford their citizens : buff.ly/4ii1aDy

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2 weeks ago

CCP censorship is a global threat to free speech. Beijing: 📺 Inundates its own populace & the world with lies & propaganda 🤐 Uses its economic might to force individuals in free societies to self-censor 🤳 Uses new technologies to extend its control buff.ly/OazpCVY

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Forum @ NED @ThinkDemocracy

3 weeks ago

As efforts to end the war in Ukraine persist, information warfare and propaganda have long been a chief tool of Moscow’s assault on Kyiv. But Ukraine's innovative civic organizations have developed methods to shield itself. More: buff.ly/AHgscHK

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3 weeks ago

ChatGPT-5 is just the latest iteration in the breathtaking advance of AI, augmenting the way we work, learn, and play. But AI may also provide new opportunities for citizens to hold governments accountable and develop platforms for democratic deliberation. buff.ly/B2HqInv

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3 weeks ago

At the World AI Conference in Shanghai, the CCP pitched a vision for the future of AI that it desperately wishes to see: a future where it alone gets to set the rules and norms of how it is used. Democratic allies can't let this vision come to pass. buff.ly/MYm7L1K

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Forum @ NED @ThinkDemocracy

a month ago

As the US enters its 250th year, we believe freedom & fundamental rights belong to all–freedoms that our founding fathers fought for, with help from others outside of the US. It’s why we support those working to plant the seeds of freedom & help them grow. bit.ly/44Nfcab

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a month ago

The body of evidence is clear: Beijing is one of the principal antagonists to global democratization. Read about the wealth of research and analysis from the NED about how the CCP is challenging democracy, and what civic actors can do to fight back. buff.ly/uXtNBNx

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Forum @ NED @ThinkDemocracy

a month ago

Russia has recently intensified its attacks on Ukraine, a pro-western democracy defending itself against autocracy. In the 2024 Lipset Lecture, @SPlokhy: "Democracy is a key value that Ukrainians defend in this latest incarnation of David vs. Goliath." buff.ly/A25skny

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Forum @ NED @ThinkDemocracy

a month ago

Russia has recently intensified its attacks on Ukraine—it's a pro-western democracy defending itself against autocracy. In the 2024 Lipset Lecture, @SPlokhy: "Democracy is a key value that Ukrainians defend in the latest incarnation of David vs. Goliath." buff.ly/dl9kaSP

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Forum @ NED @ThinkDemocracy

2 months ago

Happening now: Our China Salon on PRC Digital Repression -- tune in to the livestream! buff.ly/3hx4bdA

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Forum @ NED @ThinkDemocracy

2 months ago

Using Chinese-developed AI tools like DeepSeek to answer questions? You may not be getting the truth and may even be exposing yourself to propaganda… Learn how the PRC is trying to outcompete the US on AI—and use it for repression. Livestream 7/17—11AM: ned.org/events/emergen…

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2 months ago

Explore how the PRC is weaponizing AI to censor, surveil, and troll in our upcoming China Salon event on emergent digital repression. This event will examine how the PRC is using AI to tighten control—and what can be done to protect digital freedom.🔗ned.org/events/emergen…