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National Endowment for Democracy (NED)
US Government-Funded Democracy Promotion Organization
Democracy promotion and regime change support
Overview
The National Endowment for Democracy is a US government-funded organization officially dedicated to promoting democracy abroad. Critics argue it serves as a soft-power arm of US foreign policy, funding opposition groups in countries the US seeks to influence, essentially doing overtly what the CIA used to do covertly. Its founding president Allen Weinstein acknowledged this publicly.
Key Affiliations
Controversies & Concerns
SOFT REGIME CHANGE: Funds opposition movements in countries targeted by US foreign policy
WEINSTEIN QUOTE: Founding president said "a lot of what we do today was done covertly 25 years ago by the CIA"
FOREIGN INTERFERENCE ALLEGATIONS: Russia, China, and other nations have accused NED of interference
Related Investigations (1)
Sources & Documentation
1 documented sources from official records, investigations, and reports
Personal Information
- Also Known As
- NED
Education
Key Timeline
1983
Founded with bipartisan congressional support