National Endowment for Democracy - Revision history

Verda.Majo: added organization infobox, added some info on Ukraine, added Albert Einstein Institution to see also list

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added organization infobox, added some info on Ukraine, added Albert Einstein Institution to see also list

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	~~[[File:~~NED logo.png\|~~alt~~=~~A blue circle with the capital letters~~ NED. ~~The N and E are white and the D is red~~.\|~~thumb\|~~Logo]]		{{Infobox organization\|name=National Endowment For Democracy\|logo=NED logo.png\|logo_size=230\|abbreviation=NED\|founded=1983\|website=https://www.ned.org/\|logo_caption=Logo}}
	The '''National Endowment for Democracy''' ('''NED''') is a [[Central Intelligence Agency\|CIA]] cut-out<ref>[https://williamblum.org/chapters/rogue-state/trojan-horse-the-national-endowment-for-democracy Trojan Horse: The National Endowment for Democracy]</ref><ref>[https://www.voltairenet.org/article192992.html NED, the Legal Window of the CIA]</ref><ref name=":0">{{News citation\|author=Jeremy Kuzmarov\|newspaper=[[Monthly Review]]\|title=Is there really a U.S. government agency that gives out awards for deceiving the public?\|date=2022-06-24\|url=https://mronline.org/2022/06/24/is-there-really-a-u-s-government-agency-that-gives-out-awards-for-deceiving-the-public/\|retrieved=2022-06-25}}</ref> soft-power<ref>[https://www.influencewatch.org/non-profit/national-endowment-for-democracy/ NED on InfluenceWatch]</ref> organization which finances protests and [[Colour revolution\|color revolutions]] to destabilize targets of [[United States of America\|US]] foreign policy.<ref>{{News citation\|journalist=[[Mnar Alley]]\|date=2022-02-05\|title=Mnar Adley exposes the National Endowment for Democracy\|url=https://youtu.be/5QXDM195G4I\|newspaper=[[Mintpress News]]}}</ref> It provided $1.2 billion of grants between 2011 and 2020 and issues over 2,000 grants every year.<ref name=":1">{{Web citation\|author=Ajit Singh, Roscoe Palm\|newspaper=[[Monthly Review]]\|title=Manufacturing consent: How the United States has penetrated South African media\|date=2022-08-08\|url=https://mronline.org/2022/08/08/manufacturing-consent-how-the-united-states-has-penetrated-south-african-media/\|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220808182146/https://mronline.org/2022/08/08/manufacturing-consent-how-the-united-states-has-penetrated-south-african-media/\|archive-date=2022-08-08\|retrieved=2022-08-09}}</ref> Despite calling itself a non-governmental organization, it receives funding from the [[United States Congress\|U.S. Congress]].<ref name=":2">{{Web citation\|author=[[Jeremy Kuzmarov]]\|newspaper=[[CovertAction Magazine]]\|title=If the National Endowment for Democracy (NED) Is Subverting Democracy—Why Aren’t Some of the Left Media Calling It Out?\|date=2022-03-04\|url=https://covertactionmagazine.com/2022/03/04/if-the-national-endowment-for-democracy-ned-is-subverting-democracy-why-arent-some-of-the-left-media-calling-it-out/\|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20221109062647/https://covertactionmagazine.com/2022/03/04/if-the-national-endowment-for-democracy-ned-is-subverting-democracy-why-arent-some-of-the-left-media-calling-it-out/\|archive-date=2022-11-09\|retrieved=2022-12-21}}</ref>
			The '''National Endowment for Democracy''' ('''NED''') is a [[Central Intelligence Agency\|CIA]] cut-out<ref>[https://williamblum.org/chapters/rogue-state/trojan-horse-the-national-endowment-for-democracy Trojan Horse: The National Endowment for Democracy]</ref><ref>[https://www.voltairenet.org/article192992.html NED, the Legal Window of the CIA]</ref><ref name=":0">{{News citation\|author=Jeremy Kuzmarov\|newspaper=[[Monthly Review]]\|title=Is there really a U.S. government agency that gives out awards for deceiving the public?\|date=2022-06-24\|url=https://mronline.org/2022/06/24/is-there-really-a-u-s-government-agency-that-gives-out-awards-for-deceiving-the-public/\|retrieved=2022-06-25}}</ref> soft-power<ref>[https://www.influencewatch.org/non-profit/national-endowment-for-democracy/ NED on InfluenceWatch]</ref> organization which finances protests and [[Colour revolution\|color revolutions]] to destabilize targets of [[United States of America\|US]] foreign policy.<ref>{{News citation\|journalist=[[Mnar Alley]]\|date=2022-02-05\|title=Mnar Adley exposes the National Endowment for Democracy\|url=https://youtu.be/5QXDM195G4I\|newspaper=[[Mintpress News]]}}</ref> It provided $1.2 billion of grants between 2011 and 2020 and issues over 2,000 grants every year.<ref name=":1">{{Web citation\|author=Ajit Singh, Roscoe Palm\|newspaper=[[Monthly Review]]\|title=Manufacturing consent: How the United States has penetrated South African media\|date=2022-08-08\|url=https://mronline.org/2022/08/08/manufacturing-consent-how-the-united-states-has-penetrated-south-african-media/\|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220808182146/https://mronline.org/2022/08/08/manufacturing-consent-how-the-united-states-has-penetrated-south-african-media/\|archive-date=2022-08-08\|retrieved=2022-08-09}}</ref> Despite calling itself a [[non-governmental organization]], it receives funding from the [[United States Congress\|U.S. Congress]].<ref name=":2">{{Web citation\|author=[[Jeremy Kuzmarov]]\|newspaper=[[CovertAction Magazine]]\|title=If the National Endowment for Democracy (NED) Is Subverting Democracy—Why Aren’t Some of the Left Media Calling It Out?\|date=2022-03-04\|url=https://covertactionmagazine.com/2022/03/04/if-the-national-endowment-for-democracy-ned-is-subverting-democracy-why-arent-some-of-the-left-media-calling-it-out/\|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20221109062647/https://covertactionmagazine.com/2022/03/04/if-the-national-endowment-for-democracy-ned-is-subverting-democracy-why-arent-some-of-the-left-media-calling-it-out/\|archive-date=2022-11-09\|retrieved=2022-12-21}}</ref>

	[[Ronald Reagan]] founded the NED in 1983.<ref name=":2" /> In 1986, NED's President Carl Gershman said that the NED was created because "It would be terrible for democratic groups around the world to be seen as subsidized by the CIA. We saw that in the 60's, and that's why it has been discontinued."<ref>{{Web citation\|author=David K. Shipler\|newspaper=New York Times\|title=Missionaries for Democracy: U.S. Aid for Global Pluralism\|date=1986-06-01\|url=https://www.nytimes.com/1986/06/01/world/missionaries-for-democracy-us-aid-for-global-pluralism.html}}</ref>		[[Ronald Reagan]] founded the NED in 1983.<ref name=":2" /> In 1986, NED's President Carl Gershman said that the NED was created because "It would be terrible for democratic groups around the world to be seen as subsidized by the CIA. We saw that in the 60's, and that's why it has been discontinued."<ref>{{Web citation\|author=David K. Shipler\|newspaper=New York Times\|title=Missionaries for Democracy: U.S. Aid for Global Pluralism\|date=1986-06-01\|url=https://www.nytimes.com/1986/06/01/world/missionaries-for-democracy-us-aid-for-global-pluralism.html}}</ref>
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	==== Ukraine ====		==== Ukraine ====
	Since 1989, the NED has funded over 100 organizations in Ukraine to bring [[Ukraine]] under Western influence and pull it away from [[Russian Federation\|Russia]].<ref name=":0" />		Since 1989, the NED has funded over 100 organizations in Ukraine to bring [[Ukraine]] under Western influence and pull it away from [[Russian Federation\|Russia]].<ref name=":0" />

			On February 25, 2022, just after the start of the [[2022 Russo-Ukrainian conflict]], the NED deleted all records of funding projects in Ukraine from their searchable database of awarded grants.<ref>{{Web citation\|author=Jeremy Kuzmarov\|newspaper=CovertAction Magazine\|title=National Endowment for Democracy Deletes Records of Funding Projects in Ukraine\|date=2022-03-07\|url=https://covertactionmagazine.com/2022/03/07/national-endowment-for-democracy-deletes-records-of-funding-projects-in-ukraine/\|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20260106100407/https://covertactionmagazine.com/2022/03/07/national-endowment-for-democracy-deletes-records-of-funding-projects-in-ukraine/\|archive-date=2021-01-06}}</ref> The page was archived on February 25, 2022 at 14:53 and displayed results showing that $22,394,281 was granted to Ukraine in 334 awards between 2014 to 2022.<ref>{{Web citation\|newspaper=National Endowment for Democracy\|title=NED Grant Search: Ukraine\|date=2022-02-25\|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220225145303/https:/www.ned.org/wp-content/themes/ned/search/grant-search.php?organizationName=&region=&projectCountry=Ukraine&amount=&fromDate=2014&toDate=&projectFocus%5B%5D=&projectFocus%5B%5D=&projectFocus%5B%5D=&projectFocus%5B%5D=&projectFocus%5B%5D=&projectFocus%5B%5D=&projectFocus%5B%5D=&projectFocus%5B%5D=&projectFocus%5B%5D=&projectFocus%5B%5D=&projectFocus%5B%5D=&projectFocus%5B%5D=&projectFocus%5B%5D=&projectFocus%5B%5D=&search=&maxCount=100&orderBy=Country&sbmt=1\|quote=Project Country: Ukraine
			Project Focus: , , , , , , , , , , , , ,
			Displaying records 1-101 of 334 results
			All results totalling $22,394,281}}</ref> Another archive snapshot later that day at 23:10 shows "No results found" for Ukraine.<ref>{{Web citation\|newspaper=National Endowment for Democracy\|title=NED Grant Search: Ukraine\|date=2022-02-25\|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220225231000/https:/www.ned.org/wp-content/themes/ned/search/grant-search.php?organizationName=&region=&projectCountry=Ukraine&amount=&fromDate=2014&toDate=&projectFocus%5B%5D=&projectFocus%5B%5D=&projectFocus%5B%5D=&projectFocus%5B%5D=&projectFocus%5B%5D=&projectFocus%5B%5D=&projectFocus%5B%5D=&projectFocus%5B%5D=&projectFocus%5B%5D=&projectFocus%5B%5D=&projectFocus%5B%5D=&projectFocus%5B%5D=&projectFocus%5B%5D=&projectFocus%5B%5D=&search=&maxCount=100&orderBy=Country&sbmt=1\|quote=Project Country: Ukraine
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			No results found.}}</ref>

	=== Central Asia ===		=== Central Asia ===
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	* [[Center for International Media Assitance]] (CIMA)		* [[Center for International Media Assitance]] (CIMA)
	* [[Congress for Cultural Freedom]] (CCF)		* [[Congress for Cultural Freedom]] (CCF)
			* [[Albert Einstein Institution]]
	* [[Westminster Foundation for Democracy]]		* [[Westminster Foundation for Democracy]]
	* [[World Movement for Democracy]]		* [[World Movement for Democracy]]

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	==== China ====		==== China ====
	The NED funds and sponsors the [[World Uyghur Congress]],<ref>{{Web citation\|newspaper=National Endowment for Democracy\|title=2019 Democracy Award Recipient: World Uyghur Congress\|url=https://www.ned.org/2019-democracy-award/world-uyghur-congress/}}</ref> a separatist organization agitating for the independence of [[Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region\|Xinjiang region]], though the organization is based in [[Germany]].		The NED funds and sponsors the [[World Uyghur Congress]],<ref>{{Web citation\|newspaper=National Endowment for Democracy\|title=2019 Democracy Award Recipient: World Uyghur Congress\|url=https://www.ned.org/2019-democracy-award/world-uyghur-congress/}}</ref> a separatist organization agitating for the independence of [[Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region\|Xinjiang region]], though the organization is based in [[Germany]].

			=== West Asia ===
			In his 2004 State of the Union address, US President [[George W. Bush\|Bush]] called for doubling the budget of the NED, with the increased amount to be applied to programs in the "greater Middle East".<ref>{{Web citation\|author=George W. Bush\|newspaper=U.S. Department of State\|title=2004 State of the Union Address\|date=2004-01-20\|url=https://2001-2009.state.gov/r/pa/ei/wh/rem/28276.htm\|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20250417164507/https://2001-2009.state.gov/r/pa/ei/wh/rem/28276.htm\|archive-date=2025-04-17\|quote=As long as the Middle East remains a place of tyranny and despair and anger, it will continue to produce men and movements that threaten the safety of America and our friends. So America is pursuing a forward strategy of freedom in the greater Middle East. We will challenge the enemies of reform, confront the allies of terror, and expect a higher standard from our friend. To cut through the barriers of hateful propaganda, the Voice of America and other broadcast services are expanding their programming in Arabic and Persian -- and soon, a new television service will begin providing reliable news and information across the region. I will send you a proposal to double the budget of the National Endowment for Democracy, and to focus its new work on the development of free elections, and free markets, free press, and free labor unions in the Middle East. And above all, we will finish the historic work of democracy in Afghanistan and Iraq, so those nations can light the way for others, and help transform a troubled part of the world.}}</ref> An article previously hosted on the NED's website circa 2010 referred to the "Middle East" as "the one region of the world where democracy has failed to take hold".<ref name=":7" />

	== Further reading ==		== Further reading ==
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	* [[Central Intelligence Agency]]		* [[Central Intelligence Agency]]
	* [[:Category:CIA front groups\|CIA front groups]]		* [[:Category:CIA front groups\|CIA front groups]]
			* [[United States Department of State]]
	* [[United States Agency for International Development]] (USAID)		* [[United States Agency for International Development]] (USAID)
	* [[Centre for Applied Nonviolent Action and Strategies]] (CANVAS)		* [[Centre for Applied Nonviolent Action and Strategies]] (CANVAS)

Verda.Majo: added info about core institutes and to operations section

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	For more information on the types of programs NED supports in each region, please see Where We Work.}}</ref><ref>{{Web citation\|author=National Endowment for Democracy\|newspaper=ned.org\|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20250113080751/https://www.ned.org/thematic-priorities/\|archive-date=2025 Jan 13\|quote=NED’s Global programs and initiatives support the key tenets of democracy, empowering local activists to work in common cause to protect democratic gains where they are at risk and expand democratic freedoms where new opportunities arise. Working with democratic stakeholders, including political parties, labor unions, the private sector and civil society, NED grantees work to protect rights, encourage innovation, and make democracy deliver.}}</ref> These organizations, in turn, implement programs that align with U.S. foreign policy interests, often under the guise of protecting human rights, promoting free and fair elections, etc.<ref>{{Web citation\|author=National Endowment for Democracy\|newspaper=ned.org\|title=Investing in Freedom: An Introduction to the National Endowment for Democracy\|date=2025-02-02\|url=https://www.ned.org/investing-in-freedom-an-introduction-to-the-national-endowment-for-democracy/\|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20250210155444/https://www.ned.org/investing-in-freedom-an-introduction-to-the-national-endowment-for-democracy/\|archive-date=2025 Feb 10\|quote=NED prioritizes work in the most authoritarian countries, including China, Russia, North Korea, Burma, Iran, Belarus, Sudan, Cuba, and Venezuela. The Endowment’s work takes a long-term perspective, working to lay the foundation for democracy and freedom when the opportunity presents itself. By supporting courageous dissidents in closed societies, if and when change comes, democratic actors often emerge as critical leaders of transitions.}}</ref><ref name=":4" /> The NED coordinates a global network of [[Think tank\|think tanks]] of approximately 80 member organizations in 50 countries, known as the [[Network of Democracy Research Institutes]] (NDRI).<ref>{{Web citation\|newspaper=National Endowment for Democracy\|title=NDRI Member Institutes\|url=https://www.ned.org/ideas/network-of-democracy-research-institutes-ndri/ndri-member-institutes/\|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20250914230207/https://www.ned.org/ideas/network-of-democracy-research-institutes-ndri/ndri-member-institutes/\|archive-date=2025-09-14\|quote=The Network of Democracy Research Institutes (NDRI) is a global think tank network with approximately 80 member organizations from 50 countries representing every region in the world. Member institutes include: International think tanks; Independent research institutions; University-based study centers; Research programs affiliated with democracy advocacy groups, human rights organizations, and other NGOs.}}</ref>		For more information on the types of programs NED supports in each region, please see Where We Work.}}</ref><ref>{{Web citation\|author=National Endowment for Democracy\|newspaper=ned.org\|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20250113080751/https://www.ned.org/thematic-priorities/\|archive-date=2025 Jan 13\|quote=NED’s Global programs and initiatives support the key tenets of democracy, empowering local activists to work in common cause to protect democratic gains where they are at risk and expand democratic freedoms where new opportunities arise. Working with democratic stakeholders, including political parties, labor unions, the private sector and civil society, NED grantees work to protect rights, encourage innovation, and make democracy deliver.}}</ref> These organizations, in turn, implement programs that align with U.S. foreign policy interests, often under the guise of protecting human rights, promoting free and fair elections, etc.<ref>{{Web citation\|author=National Endowment for Democracy\|newspaper=ned.org\|title=Investing in Freedom: An Introduction to the National Endowment for Democracy\|date=2025-02-02\|url=https://www.ned.org/investing-in-freedom-an-introduction-to-the-national-endowment-for-democracy/\|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20250210155444/https://www.ned.org/investing-in-freedom-an-introduction-to-the-national-endowment-for-democracy/\|archive-date=2025 Feb 10\|quote=NED prioritizes work in the most authoritarian countries, including China, Russia, North Korea, Burma, Iran, Belarus, Sudan, Cuba, and Venezuela. The Endowment’s work takes a long-term perspective, working to lay the foundation for democracy and freedom when the opportunity presents itself. By supporting courageous dissidents in closed societies, if and when change comes, democratic actors often emerge as critical leaders of transitions.}}</ref><ref name=":4" /> The NED coordinates a global network of [[Think tank\|think tanks]] of approximately 80 member organizations in 50 countries, known as the [[Network of Democracy Research Institutes]] (NDRI).<ref>{{Web citation\|newspaper=National Endowment for Democracy\|title=NDRI Member Institutes\|url=https://www.ned.org/ideas/network-of-democracy-research-institutes-ndri/ndri-member-institutes/\|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20250914230207/https://www.ned.org/ideas/network-of-democracy-research-institutes-ndri/ndri-member-institutes/\|archive-date=2025-09-14\|quote=The Network of Democracy Research Institutes (NDRI) is a global think tank network with approximately 80 member organizations from 50 countries representing every region in the world. Member institutes include: International think tanks; Independent research institutions; University-based study centers; Research programs affiliated with democracy advocacy groups, human rights organizations, and other NGOs.}}</ref>

			== Core institutes ==
			Among the numerous organizations the NED funds and works with, the four "core institutes" affiliated with the NED are the [[Center for International Private Enterprise]] (CIPE), the [[International Republican Institute]] (IRI), the [[National Democratic Institute]] (NDI), and the [[Solidarity Center]].<ref>{{Web citation\|newspaper=National Endowment for Democracy\|title=History\|url=https://www.ned.org/about/history/\|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20260121124951/https://www.ned.org/about/history/\|archive-date=2026-01-21\|retrieved=2026-01-21}}</ref><ref name=":7">{{Web citation\|author=David Lowe\|newspaper=National Endowment for Democracy\|title=Idea to Reality: NED at 25\|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100608223656/http://www.ned.org/about/history\|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100608223656/http://www.ned.org/about/history\|archive-date=2010-06-08}}</ref>

	== Operations ==		== Operations ==
	During the summer of 2024, the NED quietly took down its grant database. Previously, visitors could search for records of Washington-funded NGOs, civil society groups, and media projects in the countries the NED was operating in. They could also view the institutions involved in funding these initiatives and the amount they were giving.<ref name=":3" />		During the summer of 2024, the NED quietly took down its grant database. Previously, visitors could search for records of Washington-funded NGOs, civil society groups, and media projects in the countries the NED was operating in. They could also view the institutions involved in funding these initiatives and the amount they were giving.<ref name=":3" /> This recent step is part of a trend of the NED to increasingly hide more of its operations since its early days when mainstream media would talk more openly about it.<ref name=":3">{{Web citation\|author=Kit Klarengberg\|newspaper=Global Delinquents\|title=Collapsing Empire: RIP CIA Front's 'Overt Operations'\|date=2025-01-05\|url=https://www.kitklarenberg.com/p/collapsing-empire-rip-overt-operations\|archive-url=https://archive.is/ig55h\|archive-date=2025-01-06}}</ref>

	~~This recent step is part of a trend~~ of the NED to ~~increasingly hide more~~ of ~~its operations since its early days when mainstream media would talk more openly about~~ it~~.<ref name="~~:3"~~>{{Web citation~~\|~~author=Kit Klarengberg~~\|~~newspaper=Global Delinquents~~\|~~title=Collapsing Empire: RIP CIA Front~~'s '~~Overt Operations'~~\|~~date=2025-01-05~~\|~~url=https://www~~.~~kitklarenberg~~.~~com/p/collapsing-empire-rip-overt-operations\|archive-url~~=~~https~~:/~~/archive.is/ig55h\|archive-date=2025-01-06}}</ref~~>		An archived version of the NED's website from 2010 says that the [[United States Congress\|US Congress]] had provided special appropriations to the NED to carry out initiatives in countries of "special interest" which it says includes: "[[Republic of Poland\|Poland]] (through the trade union [[Solidarność\|Solidarity]]), [[Republic of Chile\|Chile]], [[Republic of Nicaragua\|Nicaragua]], [[Eastern Europe]] (to aid in the democratic transition following the demise of the Soviet bloc), [[Republic of South Africa\|South Africa]], [[Republic of the Union of Myanmar\|Burma]], [[People's Republic of China\|China]], [[Xizang Autonomous Region\|Tibet]], [[Democratic People's Republic of Korea\|North Korea]] and the [[Balkans]]" and adds that after the [[September 11 attacks\|September 11, 2001 attacks]], "special funding has been provided for countries with substantial [[Islam\|Muslim]] populations in the [[West Asia\|Middle East]], [[Africa]], and [[Asia]]." The archived page also refers to a "strong track record" of programs in [[Republic of Peru\|Peru]], [[Republic of Bulgaria\|Bulgaria]], the [[Republic of the Philippines\|Philippines]], [[United Mexican States\|Mexico]], and (the former) [[Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia (1945–1992)\|Yugoslavia]].<ref name=":7" />

	=== Domestic activities ===		=== Domestic activities ===
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	==== Venezuela ====		==== Venezuela ====
	The NED has long been involved in funding right-wing groups in Venezuela aimed at counteracting and reversing the platforms associated with [[Chavismo]] and [[Bolivarianism\|Bolivarian socialism]] and attempting the overthrow of leaders [[Hugo Chávez\|Hugo Chavez]] and [[Nicolás Maduro\|Nicolas Maduro]]. In 2002, reactionary opposition forces and [[Bourgeoisie\|business leaders]] in Venezuela who had received NED funding<ref name=":5">{{Web citation\|author=Christopher Marquis\|newspaper=The New York Times\|title=U.S. Bankrolling Is Under Scrutiny for Ties to Chávez Ouster\|date=2002-04-25\|url=https://www.nytimes.com/2002/04/25/international/americas/us-bankrolling-is-under-scrutiny-for-ties-to-chvez.html\|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20251208141901/https://www.nytimes.com/2002/04/25/international/americas/us-bankrolling-is-under-scrutiny-for-ties-to-chvez.html\|archive-date=2025-12-08\|quote=In the past year, the United States channeled hundreds of thousands of dollars in grants to American and Venezuelan groups opposed to President Hugo Chávez, including the labor group whose protests led to the Venezuelan president's brief ouster this month. The funds were provided by the National Endowment for Democracy, a nonprofit agency created and financed by Congress. As conditions deteriorated in Venezuela and Mr. Chávez clashed with various business, labor and media groups, the endowment stepped up its assistance, quadrupling its budget for Venezuela to more than $877,000.}}</ref> briefly kidnapped president Hugo Chavez and attempted to establish the president of the Venezuelan Federation of Chambers of Commerce (Fedecámaras), [[Pedro Carmona]], as the leader of Venezuela. A 2002 article from [[The New York Times]] reported that, "the United States channeled hundreds of thousands of dollars in grants to American and Venezuelan groups opposed to President Hugo Chávez" via the NED, and that the NED had quadrupled its budget for Venezuela to $877,000.<ref name=":5" /> The NED continued<ref name=":6">{{Web citation\|newspaper=National Endowment for Democracy\|title=Venezuela\|date=2013-11-01\|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131101215923/http://ned.org/where-we-work/latin-america-and-caribbean/venezuela\|archive-url=https://archive.is/QMyu4\|archive-date=2026-01-20}}</ref> providing funds to Venezuela's right-wing opposition over the years, doing so along with ~~other~~ organizations such as the [[International Republican Institute]] (IRI) and the [[National Democratic Institute]] (NDI) and funds from [[United States Agency for International Development\|USAID]].<ref name=":6" /><ref>[https://cepr.net/publications/violent-protests-in-venezuela-fit-a-pattern/ "Violent Protests in Venezuela Fit a Pattern"] (2014-02-19). ''Center for Economic and Policy Research''. [https://web.archive.org/web/20250427222532/https://cepr.net/publications/violent-protests-in-venezuela-fit-a-pattern/ Archived] from the original on 2025-04-27. </ref> Author George Ciccariello-Maher, writing on the 2014 opposition protests in Venezuela, described them as appropriating symbols of the left, which was "no accident" but instead involved "global networks of foundations and NGOs" which co-opted "strategic nonviolence, street protest, and social media—fusing these instead with a young, new Latin American right wing."<ref>{{Citation\|author=George Ciccariello-Maher\|year=2016\|title=Building The Commune: Radical Democracy In Venezuela\|title-url=https://archive.org/details/BuildingTheCommune/\|chapter=Chapter 3: Counterrevolution\|chapter-url=https://archive.org/details/BuildingTheCommune/page/n24/mode/1up}}</ref>		The NED has long been involved in funding right-wing groups in Venezuela aimed at counteracting and reversing the platforms associated with [[Chavismo]] and [[Bolivarianism\|Bolivarian socialism]] and attempting the overthrow of leaders [[Hugo Chávez\|Hugo Chavez]] and [[Nicolás Maduro\|Nicolas Maduro]]. In 2002, reactionary opposition forces and [[Bourgeoisie\|business leaders]] in Venezuela who had received NED funding<ref name=":5">{{Web citation\|author=Christopher Marquis\|newspaper=The New York Times\|title=U.S. Bankrolling Is Under Scrutiny for Ties to Chávez Ouster\|date=2002-04-25\|url=https://www.nytimes.com/2002/04/25/international/americas/us-bankrolling-is-under-scrutiny-for-ties-to-chvez.html\|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20251208141901/https://www.nytimes.com/2002/04/25/international/americas/us-bankrolling-is-under-scrutiny-for-ties-to-chvez.html\|archive-date=2025-12-08\|quote=In the past year, the United States channeled hundreds of thousands of dollars in grants to American and Venezuelan groups opposed to President Hugo Chávez, including the labor group whose protests led to the Venezuelan president's brief ouster this month. The funds were provided by the National Endowment for Democracy, a nonprofit agency created and financed by Congress. As conditions deteriorated in Venezuela and Mr. Chávez clashed with various business, labor and media groups, the endowment stepped up its assistance, quadrupling its budget for Venezuela to more than $877,000.}}</ref> briefly kidnapped president Hugo Chavez and attempted to establish the president of the Venezuelan Federation of Chambers of Commerce (Fedecámaras), [[Pedro Carmona]], as the leader of Venezuela. A 2002 article from [[The New York Times]] reported that, "the United States channeled hundreds of thousands of dollars in grants to American and Venezuelan groups opposed to President Hugo Chávez" via the NED, and that the NED had quadrupled its budget for Venezuela to $877,000.<ref name=":5" /> The NED continued<ref name=":6">{{Web citation\|newspaper=National Endowment for Democracy\|title=Venezuela\|date=2013-11-01\|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131101215923/http://ned.org/where-we-work/latin-america-and-caribbean/venezuela\|archive-url=https://archive.is/QMyu4\|archive-date=2026-01-20}}</ref> providing funds to Venezuela's right-wing opposition over the years, doing so along with its affiliated organizations such as the International Republican Institute (IRI) and the National Democratic Institute (NDI) and with funds from [[United States Agency for International Development\|USAID]].<ref name=":6" /><ref>[https://cepr.net/publications/violent-protests-in-venezuela-fit-a-pattern/ "Violent Protests in Venezuela Fit a Pattern"] (2014-02-19). ''Center for Economic and Policy Research''. [https://web.archive.org/web/20250427222532/https://cepr.net/publications/violent-protests-in-venezuela-fit-a-pattern/ Archived] from the original on 2025-04-27. </ref> Author George Ciccariello-Maher, writing on the 2014 opposition protests in Venezuela, described them as appropriating symbols of the left, which was "no accident" but instead involved "global networks of foundations and NGOs" which co-opted "strategic nonviolence, street protest, and social media—fusing these instead with a young, new Latin American right wing."<ref>{{Citation\|author=George Ciccariello-Maher\|year=2016\|title=Building The Commune: Radical Democracy In Venezuela\|title-url=https://archive.org/details/BuildingTheCommune/\|chapter=Chapter 3: Counterrevolution\|chapter-url=https://archive.org/details/BuildingTheCommune/page/n24/mode/1up}}</ref>

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	The NED funded the [[Anti-communism\|anti-communist]] [[Solidarity]] group in [[Polish People's Republic (1947–1989)\|Poland]] during the 1980s.<ref name=":2" />		The NED funded the [[Anti-communism\|anti-communist]] [[Solidarność\|Solidarity]] group in [[Polish People's Republic (1947–1989)\|Poland]] during the 1980s.<ref name=":2" />

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	* [[Centre for Applied Nonviolent Action and Strategies]] (CANVAS)		* [[Centre for Applied Nonviolent Action and Strategies]] (CANVAS)
	* [[Network of Democracy Research Institutes]] (NDRI)		* [[Network of Democracy Research Institutes]] (NDRI)
			* [[Center for International Media Assitance]] (CIMA)
	* [[Congress for Cultural Freedom]] (CCF)		* [[Congress for Cultural Freedom]] (CCF)
			* [[Westminster Foundation for Democracy]]
			* [[World Movement for Democracy]]
	* [[Colour revolution\|Color revolution]]		* [[Colour revolution\|Color revolution]]
	* [[Think tank]]		* [[Think tank]]

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 ==== Nicaragua ====
 The NED funded pro-[[Contras|Contra]] groups in [[Republic of Nicaragua|Nicaragua]].<ref name=":1" /> Critics have compared the NED's funding of Nicaraguan groups (pro-U.S. and conservative unions, political parties, student groups, business groups, and women's associations) in the 1980s and 1990s in Nicaragua to the [[1973 Chilean coup d'état|previous CIA effort]] "to challenge and undermine" the socialist government of [[Republic of Chile|Chile]].<ref>{{Citation|last=Dent|first=David W.|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=vCqJPsfomCcC&pg=PA467|title=U.S.-Latin American Policymaking: A Reference Handbook|publisher=Greenwood Publishing Group|year=1995|isbn=978-0-313-27951-5|pages=467|language=en}}</ref>
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 * [[Library:Fact Sheet on the National Endowment for Democracy]]
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	All proposed projects must be consistent with NED’s general purposes as outlined in the NED Statement of Principles and Objectives.		All proposed projects must be consistent with NED’s general purposes as outlined in the NED Statement of Principles and Objectives.

	For more information on the types of programs NED supports in each region, please see Where We Work.}}</ref><ref>{{Web citation\|author=National Endowment for Democracy\|newspaper=ned.org\|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20250113080751/https://www.ned.org/thematic-priorities/\|archive-date=2025 Jan 13\|quote=NED’s Global programs and initiatives support the key tenets of democracy, empowering local activists to work in common cause to protect democratic gains where they are at risk and expand democratic freedoms where new opportunities arise. Working with democratic stakeholders, including political parties, labor unions, the private sector and civil society, NED grantees work to protect rights, encourage innovation, and make democracy deliver.}}</ref> These organizations, in turn, implement programs that align with U.S. foreign policy interests, often under the guise of protecting human rights, promoting free and fair elections, etc.<ref>{{Web citation\|author=National Endowment for Democracy\|newspaper=ned.org\|title=Investing in Freedom: An Introduction to the National Endowment for Democracy\|date=2025-02-02\|url=https://www.ned.org/investing-in-freedom-an-introduction-to-the-national-endowment-for-democracy/\|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20250210155444/https://www.ned.org/investing-in-freedom-an-introduction-to-the-national-endowment-for-democracy/\|archive-date=2025 Feb 10\|quote=NED prioritizes work in the most authoritarian countries, including China, Russia, North Korea, Burma, Iran, Belarus, Sudan, Cuba, and Venezuela. The Endowment’s work takes a long-term perspective, working to lay the foundation for democracy and freedom when the opportunity presents itself. By supporting courageous dissidents in closed societies, if and when change comes, democratic actors often emerge as critical leaders of transitions.}}</ref><ref name=":4" />		For more information on the types of programs NED supports in each region, please see Where We Work.}}</ref><ref>{{Web citation\|author=National Endowment for Democracy\|newspaper=ned.org\|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20250113080751/https://www.ned.org/thematic-priorities/\|archive-date=2025 Jan 13\|quote=NED’s Global programs and initiatives support the key tenets of democracy, empowering local activists to work in common cause to protect democratic gains where they are at risk and expand democratic freedoms where new opportunities arise. Working with democratic stakeholders, including political parties, labor unions, the private sector and civil society, NED grantees work to protect rights, encourage innovation, and make democracy deliver.}}</ref> These organizations, in turn, implement programs that align with U.S. foreign policy interests, often under the guise of protecting human rights, promoting free and fair elections, etc.<ref>{{Web citation\|author=National Endowment for Democracy\|newspaper=ned.org\|title=Investing in Freedom: An Introduction to the National Endowment for Democracy\|date=2025-02-02\|url=https://www.ned.org/investing-in-freedom-an-introduction-to-the-national-endowment-for-democracy/\|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20250210155444/https://www.ned.org/investing-in-freedom-an-introduction-to-the-national-endowment-for-democracy/\|archive-date=2025 Feb 10\|quote=NED prioritizes work in the most authoritarian countries, including China, Russia, North Korea, Burma, Iran, Belarus, Sudan, Cuba, and Venezuela. The Endowment’s work takes a long-term perspective, working to lay the foundation for democracy and freedom when the opportunity presents itself. By supporting courageous dissidents in closed societies, if and when change comes, democratic actors often emerge as critical leaders of transitions.}}</ref><ref name=":4" /> The NED coordinates a global network of [[Think tank\|think tanks]] of approximately 80 member organizations in 50 countries, known as the [[Network of Democracy Research Institutes]] (NDRI).<ref>{{Web citation\|newspaper=National Endowment for Democracy\|title=NDRI Member Institutes\|url=https://www.ned.org/ideas/network-of-democracy-research-institutes-ndri/ndri-member-institutes/\|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20250914230207/https://www.ned.org/ideas/network-of-democracy-research-institutes-ndri/ndri-member-institutes/\|archive-date=2025-09-14\|quote=The Network of Democracy Research Institutes (NDRI) is a global think tank network with approximately 80 member organizations from 50 countries representing every region in the world. Member institutes include: International think tanks; Independent research institutions; University-based study centers; Research programs affiliated with democracy advocacy groups, human rights organizations, and other NGOs.}}</ref>

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 In 1991, Allen Weinstein, founder of the NED, said "A lot of what we do today was done covertly 25 years ago by the CIA."<ref>{{Web citation|author=David Ignatius|newspaper=Washington Post|title=Innocence Abroad: The New World of Spyless Coups|date=1991-09-22|url=https://www.washingtonpost.com/archive/opinions/1991/09/22/innocence-abroad-the-new-world-of-spyless-coups/92bb989a-de6e-4bb8-99b9-462c76b59a16/}}</ref>
-The NED is an organization based in the United States that was established in 1983 and is funded through an annual appropriation from the U.S. Congress. Its creation was authorized by the National Endowment for Democracy Act, signed into law by President Ronald Reagan. The NED’s primary purpose is to promote and spread the United State’s values and version of democracy around the world and advancing its foreign policy objectives.
+The NED is an organization based in the United States that was established in 1983 and is funded through an annual appropriation from the U.S. Congress. Its creation was authorized by the National Endowment for Democracy Act, signed into law by President Ronald Reagan. The NED’s primary purpose is to promote and spread the United State’s values and version of democracy around the world and advancing its foreign policy objectives.<ref name=":4">{{Web citation|author=Roger Harris, John Perry|newspaper=Monthly Review|title=U.S. reinstates funding to propaganda outlet NED|date=2025-05-24|url=https://mronline.org/2025/05/24/u-s-reinstates-funding-to-propaganda-outlet-ned/|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20250619155046/https://mronline.org/2025/05/24/u-s-reinstates-funding-to-propaganda-outlet-ned/|archive-date=2025 June 19|quote=The brief freeze and rapid partial reinstatement of National Endowment for Democracy (NED) funding in early 2025 helped expose it as a U.S. regime-change tool. Created to rebrand CIA covert operations as “democracy promotion,” the NED channels government funds to opposition groups, meddling in their internal affairs.
 Its creation was a reaction to the covert CIA efforts to undermine national sovereignty in many countries.<ref>{{Web citation|newspaper=ProPublica|title=The National Endowment for Democracy Responds to Our Burma Nuclear Story – And Our Response|date=2010|url=https://www.propublica.org/article/the-national-endowment-for-democracy-responds-to-our-burma-nuclear-story|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20250309125448/https://www.propublica.org/article/the-national-endowment-for-democracy-responds-to-our-burma-nuclear-story|quote=In a nutshell, the idea of what was to become NED arose as a response to revelations about covert CIA efforts to promote democracy, and was debated periodically in Congress between 1967 and 1983. NED was funded initially entirely by Congress, chaired initially by the chairman of the relevant congressional committee, and formally incorporated on the day a congressional conference committee finally decided to authorize spending for it.
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 …NED acknowledges its ongoing relationship with lawmakers, saying that its “continued funding is dependent on the continued support of the White House and Congress.” Those who spearheaded creation of NED have long acknowledged it was part of an effort to move from covert to overt efforts to foster democracy. President Reagan said in 1983 that “this program will not be hidden in the shadows. It will stand proudly in the spotlight, and that’s where it belongs.” Allen Weinstein, a former acting president of NED and one of the authors of the study that led to its creation, told David Ignatius in a 1991 interview that: “A lot of what we do today was done covertly 25 years ago by the CIA. The biggest difference is that when such activities are done overtly, the flap potential is close to zero. Openness is its own protection.”}}</ref> The U.S. took a turn toward more overt, less clandestine, actions to undermine governments.<ref>{{Web citation|author=David Ignatius|newspaper=Washington Post|title=INNOCENCE ABROAD: THE NEW WORLD OF SPYLESS COUPS|date=1991-09-21|url=https://www.washingtonpost.com/archive/opinions/1991/09/22/innocence-abroad-the-new-world-of-spyless-coups/92bb989a-de6e-4bb8-99b9-462c76b59a16/|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220330095645/https://www.washingtonpost.com/archive/opinions/1991/09/22/innocence-abroad-the-new-world-of-spyless-coups/92bb989a-de6e-4bb8-99b9-462c76b59a16/|quote=They have been doing in public what the CIA used to do in private -- providing money and moral support for pro-democracy groups, training resistance fighters, working to subvert communist rule. And, in contrast to many of the CIA's superannuated Cold Warriors, who tended to get tangled in their webs of secrecy, these overt operatives have been immensely successful.}}</ref>
-The NED operates by providing grants to a wide range of organizations, including non-governmental organizations (NGOs), civic groups, labor unions, media outlets, political parties, etc. These organizations, in turn, implement programs that align with U.S. foreign policy interests, often under the guise of protecting human rights, promoting free and fair elections, etc.
+The NED operates by providing grants to a wide range of organizations, including non-governmental organizations (NGOs), civic groups, labor unions, media outlets, political parties, etc.<ref>{{Web citation|author=National Endowment for Democracy|newspaper=ned.org|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20250508074207/https://www.ned.org/apply-for-grant/en/|archive-date=2025 May 8|quote=Each year, the National Endowment for Democracy (NED) makes more than 2,000 grants to support the projects of nongovernmental groups abroad who are working to advance democratic goals and strengthen democratic institutions in more than 100 countries.
 == Operations ==

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	In 1991, Allen Weinstein, founder of the NED, said "A lot of what we do today was done covertly 25 years ago by the CIA."<ref>{{Web citation\|author=David Ignatius\|newspaper=Washington Post\|title=Innocence Abroad: The New World of Spyless Coups\|date=1991-09-22\|url=https://www.washingtonpost.com/archive/opinions/1991/09/22/innocence-abroad-the-new-world-of-spyless-coups/92bb989a-de6e-4bb8-99b9-462c76b59a16/}}</ref>		In 1991, Allen Weinstein, founder of the NED, said "A lot of what we do today was done covertly 25 years ago by the CIA."<ref>{{Web citation\|author=David Ignatius\|newspaper=Washington Post\|title=Innocence Abroad: The New World of Spyless Coups\|date=1991-09-22\|url=https://www.washingtonpost.com/archive/opinions/1991/09/22/innocence-abroad-the-new-world-of-spyless-coups/92bb989a-de6e-4bb8-99b9-462c76b59a16/}}</ref>

			The NED is an organization based in the United States that was established in 1983 and is funded through an annual appropriation from the U.S. Congress. Its creation was authorized by the National Endowment for Democracy Act, signed into law by President Ronald Reagan. The NED’s primary purpose is to promote and spread the United State’s values and version of democracy around the world and advancing its foreign policy objectives.

	Its creation was a reaction to the covert CIA efforts to undermine national sovereignty in many countries.<ref>{{Web citation\|newspaper=ProPublica\|title=The National Endowment for Democracy Responds to Our Burma Nuclear Story – And Our Response\|date=2010\|url=https://www.propublica.org/article/the-national-endowment-for-democracy-responds-to-our-burma-nuclear-story\|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20250309125448/https://www.propublica.org/article/the-national-endowment-for-democracy-responds-to-our-burma-nuclear-story\|quote=In a nutshell, the idea of what was to become NED arose as a response to revelations about covert CIA efforts to promote democracy, and was debated periodically in Congress between 1967 and 1983. NED was funded initially entirely by Congress, chaired initially by the chairman of the relevant congressional committee, and formally incorporated on the day a congressional conference committee finally decided to authorize spending for it.		Its creation was a reaction to the covert CIA efforts to undermine national sovereignty in many countries.<ref>{{Web citation\|newspaper=ProPublica\|title=The National Endowment for Democracy Responds to Our Burma Nuclear Story – And Our Response\|date=2010\|url=https://www.propublica.org/article/the-national-endowment-for-democracy-responds-to-our-burma-nuclear-story\|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20250309125448/https://www.propublica.org/article/the-national-endowment-for-democracy-responds-to-our-burma-nuclear-story\|quote=In a nutshell, the idea of what was to become NED arose as a response to revelations about covert CIA efforts to promote democracy, and was debated periodically in Congress between 1967 and 1983. NED was funded initially entirely by Congress, chaired initially by the chairman of the relevant congressional committee, and formally incorporated on the day a congressional conference committee finally decided to authorize spending for it.

	…NED acknowledges its ongoing relationship with lawmakers, saying that its “continued funding is dependent on the continued support of the White House and Congress.” Those who spearheaded creation of NED have long acknowledged it was part of an effort to move from covert to overt efforts to foster democracy. President Reagan said in 1983 that “this program will not be hidden in the shadows. It will stand proudly in the spotlight, and that’s where it belongs.” Allen Weinstein, a former acting president of NED and one of the authors of the study that led to its creation, told David Ignatius in a 1991 interview that: “A lot of what we do today was done covertly 25 years ago by the CIA. The biggest difference is that when such activities are done overtly, the flap potential is close to zero. Openness is its own protection.”}}</ref> The U.S. took a turn toward more overt, less clandestine, actions to undermine governments.<ref>{{Web citation\|author=David Ignatius\|newspaper=Washington Post\|title=INNOCENCE ABROAD: THE NEW WORLD OF SPYLESS COUPS\|date=1991-09-21\|url=https://www.washingtonpost.com/archive/opinions/1991/09/22/innocence-abroad-the-new-world-of-spyless-coups/92bb989a-de6e-4bb8-99b9-462c76b59a16/\|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220330095645/https://www.washingtonpost.com/archive/opinions/1991/09/22/innocence-abroad-the-new-world-of-spyless-coups/92bb989a-de6e-4bb8-99b9-462c76b59a16/\|quote=They have been doing in public what the CIA used to do in private -- providing money and moral support for pro-democracy groups, training resistance fighters, working to subvert communist rule. And, in contrast to many of the CIA's superannuated Cold Warriors, who tended to get tangled in their webs of secrecy, these overt operatives have been immensely successful.}}</ref>		…NED acknowledges its ongoing relationship with lawmakers, saying that its “continued funding is dependent on the continued support of the White House and Congress.” Those who spearheaded creation of NED have long acknowledged it was part of an effort to move from covert to overt efforts to foster democracy. President Reagan said in 1983 that “this program will not be hidden in the shadows. It will stand proudly in the spotlight, and that’s where it belongs.” Allen Weinstein, a former acting president of NED and one of the authors of the study that led to its creation, told David Ignatius in a 1991 interview that: “A lot of what we do today was done covertly 25 years ago by the CIA. The biggest difference is that when such activities are done overtly, the flap potential is close to zero. Openness is its own protection.”}}</ref> The U.S. took a turn toward more overt, less clandestine, actions to undermine governments.<ref>{{Web citation\|author=David Ignatius\|newspaper=Washington Post\|title=INNOCENCE ABROAD: THE NEW WORLD OF SPYLESS COUPS\|date=1991-09-21\|url=https://www.washingtonpost.com/archive/opinions/1991/09/22/innocence-abroad-the-new-world-of-spyless-coups/92bb989a-de6e-4bb8-99b9-462c76b59a16/\|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220330095645/https://www.washingtonpost.com/archive/opinions/1991/09/22/innocence-abroad-the-new-world-of-spyless-coups/92bb989a-de6e-4bb8-99b9-462c76b59a16/\|quote=They have been doing in public what the CIA used to do in private -- providing money and moral support for pro-democracy groups, training resistance fighters, working to subvert communist rule. And, in contrast to many of the CIA's superannuated Cold Warriors, who tended to get tangled in their webs of secrecy, these overt operatives have been immensely successful.}}</ref>

			The NED operates by providing grants to a wide range of organizations, including non-governmental organizations (NGOs), civic groups, labor unions, media outlets, political parties, etc. These organizations, in turn, implement programs that align with U.S. foreign policy interests, often under the guise of protecting human rights, promoting free and fair elections, etc.

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	In 1991, Allen Weinstein, founder of the NED, said "A lot of what we do today was done covertly 25 years ago by the CIA."<ref>{{Web citation\|author=David Ignatius\|newspaper=Washington Post\|title=Innocence Abroad: The New World of Spyless Coups\|date=1991-09-22\|url=https://www.washingtonpost.com/archive/opinions/1991/09/22/innocence-abroad-the-new-world-of-spyless-coups/92bb989a-de6e-4bb8-99b9-462c76b59a16/}}</ref>		In 1991, Allen Weinstein, founder of the NED, said "A lot of what we do today was done covertly 25 years ago by the CIA."<ref>{{Web citation\|author=David Ignatius\|newspaper=Washington Post\|title=Innocence Abroad: The New World of Spyless Coups\|date=1991-09-22\|url=https://www.washingtonpost.com/archive/opinions/1991/09/22/innocence-abroad-the-new-world-of-spyless-coups/92bb989a-de6e-4bb8-99b9-462c76b59a16/}}</ref>

	The NED is an organization based in the United States that was established in 1983 and is funded through an annual appropriation from the U.S. Congress. Its creation was authorized by the National Endowment for Democracy Act, signed into law by President Ronald Reagan. The NED’s primary purpose is to promote and spread the United State’s values and version of democracy around the world and advancing its foreign policy objectives.

	Its creation was a reaction to the covert CIA efforts to undermine national sovereignty in many countries.<ref>{{Web citation\|newspaper=ProPublica\|title=The National Endowment for Democracy Responds to Our Burma Nuclear Story – And Our Response\|date=2010\|url=https://www.propublica.org/article/the-national-endowment-for-democracy-responds-to-our-burma-nuclear-story\|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20250309125448/https://www.propublica.org/article/the-national-endowment-for-democracy-responds-to-our-burma-nuclear-story\|quote=In a nutshell, the idea of what was to become NED arose as a response to revelations about covert CIA efforts to promote democracy, and was debated periodically in Congress between 1967 and 1983. NED was funded initially entirely by Congress, chaired initially by the chairman of the relevant congressional committee, and formally incorporated on the day a congressional conference committee finally decided to authorize spending for it.		Its creation was a reaction to the covert CIA efforts to undermine national sovereignty in many countries.<ref>{{Web citation\|newspaper=ProPublica\|title=The National Endowment for Democracy Responds to Our Burma Nuclear Story – And Our Response\|date=2010\|url=https://www.propublica.org/article/the-national-endowment-for-democracy-responds-to-our-burma-nuclear-story\|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20250309125448/https://www.propublica.org/article/the-national-endowment-for-democracy-responds-to-our-burma-nuclear-story\|quote=In a nutshell, the idea of what was to become NED arose as a response to revelations about covert CIA efforts to promote democracy, and was debated periodically in Congress between 1967 and 1983. NED was funded initially entirely by Congress, chaired initially by the chairman of the relevant congressional committee, and formally incorporated on the day a congressional conference committee finally decided to authorize spending for it.

	…NED acknowledges its ongoing relationship with lawmakers, saying that its “continued funding is dependent on the continued support of the White House and Congress.” Those who spearheaded creation of NED have long acknowledged it was part of an effort to move from covert to overt efforts to foster democracy. President Reagan said in 1983 that “this program will not be hidden in the shadows. It will stand proudly in the spotlight, and that’s where it belongs.” Allen Weinstein, a former acting president of NED and one of the authors of the study that led to its creation, told David Ignatius in a 1991 interview that: “A lot of what we do today was done covertly 25 years ago by the CIA. The biggest difference is that when such activities are done overtly, the flap potential is close to zero. Openness is its own protection.”}}</ref> The U.S. took a turn toward more overt, less clandestine, actions to undermine governments.<ref>{{Web citation\|author=David Ignatius\|newspaper=Washington Post\|title=INNOCENCE ABROAD: THE NEW WORLD OF SPYLESS COUPS\|date=1991-09-21\|url=https://www.washingtonpost.com/archive/opinions/1991/09/22/innocence-abroad-the-new-world-of-spyless-coups/92bb989a-de6e-4bb8-99b9-462c76b59a16/\|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220330095645/https://www.washingtonpost.com/archive/opinions/1991/09/22/innocence-abroad-the-new-world-of-spyless-coups/92bb989a-de6e-4bb8-99b9-462c76b59a16/\|quote=They have been doing in public what the CIA used to do in private -- providing money and moral support for pro-democracy groups, training resistance fighters, working to subvert communist rule. And, in contrast to many of the CIA's superannuated Cold Warriors, who tended to get tangled in their webs of secrecy, these overt operatives have been immensely successful.}}</ref>		…NED acknowledges its ongoing relationship with lawmakers, saying that its “continued funding is dependent on the continued support of the White House and Congress.” Those who spearheaded creation of NED have long acknowledged it was part of an effort to move from covert to overt efforts to foster democracy. President Reagan said in 1983 that “this program will not be hidden in the shadows. It will stand proudly in the spotlight, and that’s where it belongs.” Allen Weinstein, a former acting president of NED and one of the authors of the study that led to its creation, told David Ignatius in a 1991 interview that: “A lot of what we do today was done covertly 25 years ago by the CIA. The biggest difference is that when such activities are done overtly, the flap potential is close to zero. Openness is its own protection.”}}</ref> The U.S. took a turn toward more overt, less clandestine, actions to undermine governments.<ref>{{Web citation\|author=David Ignatius\|newspaper=Washington Post\|title=INNOCENCE ABROAD: THE NEW WORLD OF SPYLESS COUPS\|date=1991-09-21\|url=https://www.washingtonpost.com/archive/opinions/1991/09/22/innocence-abroad-the-new-world-of-spyless-coups/92bb989a-de6e-4bb8-99b9-462c76b59a16/\|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220330095645/https://www.washingtonpost.com/archive/opinions/1991/09/22/innocence-abroad-the-new-world-of-spyless-coups/92bb989a-de6e-4bb8-99b9-462c76b59a16/\|quote=They have been doing in public what the CIA used to do in private -- providing money and moral support for pro-democracy groups, training resistance fighters, working to subvert communist rule. And, in contrast to many of the CIA's superannuated Cold Warriors, who tended to get tangled in their webs of secrecy, these overt operatives have been immensely successful.}}</ref>

	The NED operates by providing grants to a wide range of organizations, including non-governmental organizations (NGOs), civic groups, labor unions, media outlets, political parties, etc. These organizations, in turn, implement programs that align with U.S. foreign policy interests, often under the guise of protecting human rights, promoting free and fair elections, etc.

	== Operations ==		== Operations ==

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	Its creation was a reaction to the covert CIA efforts to undermine national sovereignty in many countries.<ref>{{Web citation\|newspaper=ProPublica\|title=The National Endowment for Democracy Responds to Our Burma Nuclear Story – And Our Response\|date=2010\|url=https://www.propublica.org/article/the-national-endowment-for-democracy-responds-to-our-burma-nuclear-story\|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20250309125448/https://www.propublica.org/article/the-national-endowment-for-democracy-responds-to-our-burma-nuclear-story\|quote=In a nutshell, the idea of what was to become NED arose as a response to revelations about covert CIA efforts to promote democracy, and was debated periodically in Congress between 1967 and 1983. NED was funded initially entirely by Congress, chaired initially by the chairman of the relevant congressional committee, and formally incorporated on the day a congressional conference committee finally decided to authorize spending for it.		Its creation was a reaction to the covert CIA efforts to undermine national sovereignty in many countries.<ref>{{Web citation\|newspaper=ProPublica\|title=The National Endowment for Democracy Responds to Our Burma Nuclear Story – And Our Response\|date=2010\|url=https://www.propublica.org/article/the-national-endowment-for-democracy-responds-to-our-burma-nuclear-story\|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20250309125448/https://www.propublica.org/article/the-national-endowment-for-democracy-responds-to-our-burma-nuclear-story\|quote=In a nutshell, the idea of what was to become NED arose as a response to revelations about covert CIA efforts to promote democracy, and was debated periodically in Congress between 1967 and 1983. NED was funded initially entirely by Congress, chaired initially by the chairman of the relevant congressional committee, and formally incorporated on the day a congressional conference committee finally decided to authorize spending for it.

	…NED acknowledges its ongoing relationship with lawmakers, saying that its “continued funding is dependent on the continued support of the White House and Congress.” Those who spearheaded creation of NED have long acknowledged it was part of an effort to move from covert to overt efforts to foster democracy. President Reagan said in 1983 that “this program will not be hidden in the shadows. It will stand proudly in the spotlight, and that’s where it belongs.” Allen Weinstein, a former acting president of NED and one of the authors of the study that led to its creation, told David Ignatius in a 1991 interview that: “A lot of what we do today was done covertly 25 years ago by the CIA. The biggest difference is that when such activities are done overtly, the flap potential is close to zero. Openness is its own protection.”}}</ref> The U.S. took a turn toward more overt, less clandestine, actions to undermine governments.<ref>{{Web citation\|author=David Ignatius\|newspaper=Washington Post\|title=INNOCENCE ABROAD: THE NEW WORLD OF SPYLESS COUPS\|date=1991-09-21\|url=https://www.washingtonpost.com/archive/opinions/1991/09/22/innocence-abroad-the-new-world-of-spyless-coups/92bb989a-de6e-4bb8-99b9-462c76b59a16/\|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220330095645/https://www.washingtonpost.com/archive/opinions/1991/09/22/innocence-abroad-the-new-world-of-spyless-coups/92bb989a-de6e-4bb8-99b9-462c76b59a16/}}</ref>		…NED acknowledges its ongoing relationship with lawmakers, saying that its “continued funding is dependent on the continued support of the White House and Congress.” Those who spearheaded creation of NED have long acknowledged it was part of an effort to move from covert to overt efforts to foster democracy. President Reagan said in 1983 that “this program will not be hidden in the shadows. It will stand proudly in the spotlight, and that’s where it belongs.” Allen Weinstein, a former acting president of NED and one of the authors of the study that led to its creation, told David Ignatius in a 1991 interview that: “A lot of what we do today was done covertly 25 years ago by the CIA. The biggest difference is that when such activities are done overtly, the flap potential is close to zero. Openness is its own protection.”}}</ref> The U.S. took a turn toward more overt, less clandestine, actions to undermine governments.<ref>{{Web citation\|author=David Ignatius\|newspaper=Washington Post\|title=INNOCENCE ABROAD: THE NEW WORLD OF SPYLESS COUPS\|date=1991-09-21\|url=https://www.washingtonpost.com/archive/opinions/1991/09/22/innocence-abroad-the-new-world-of-spyless-coups/92bb989a-de6e-4bb8-99b9-462c76b59a16/\|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220330095645/https://www.washingtonpost.com/archive/opinions/1991/09/22/innocence-abroad-the-new-world-of-spyless-coups/92bb989a-de6e-4bb8-99b9-462c76b59a16/\|quote=They have been doing in public what the CIA used to do in private -- providing money and moral support for pro-democracy groups, training resistance fighters, working to subvert communist rule. And, in contrast to many of the CIA's superannuated Cold Warriors, who tended to get tangled in their webs of secrecy, these overt operatives have been immensely successful.}}</ref>

	The NED operates by providing grants to a wide range of organizations, including non-governmental organizations (NGOs), civic groups, labor unions, media outlets, political parties, etc. These organizations, in turn, implement programs that align with U.S. foreign policy interests, often under the guise of protecting human rights, promoting free and fair elections, etc.		The NED operates by providing grants to a wide range of organizations, including non-governmental organizations (NGOs), civic groups, labor unions, media outlets, political parties, etc. These organizations, in turn, implement programs that align with U.S. foreign policy interests, often under the guise of protecting human rights, promoting free and fair elections, etc.

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	Its creation was a reaction to the covert CIA efforts to undermine national sovereignty in many countries.<ref>{{Web citation\|newspaper=ProPublica\|title=The National Endowment for Democracy Responds to Our Burma Nuclear Story – And Our Response\|date=2010\|url=https://www.propublica.org/article/the-national-endowment-for-democracy-responds-to-our-burma-nuclear-story\|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20250309125448/https://www.propublica.org/article/the-national-endowment-for-democracy-responds-to-our-burma-nuclear-story\|quote=In a nutshell, the idea of what was to become NED arose as a response to revelations about covert CIA efforts to promote democracy, and was debated periodically in Congress between 1967 and 1983. NED was funded initially entirely by Congress, chaired initially by the chairman of the relevant congressional committee, and formally incorporated on the day a congressional conference committee finally decided to authorize spending for it.		Its creation was a reaction to the covert CIA efforts to undermine national sovereignty in many countries.<ref>{{Web citation\|newspaper=ProPublica\|title=The National Endowment for Democracy Responds to Our Burma Nuclear Story – And Our Response\|date=2010\|url=https://www.propublica.org/article/the-national-endowment-for-democracy-responds-to-our-burma-nuclear-story\|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20250309125448/https://www.propublica.org/article/the-national-endowment-for-democracy-responds-to-our-burma-nuclear-story\|quote=In a nutshell, the idea of what was to become NED arose as a response to revelations about covert CIA efforts to promote democracy, and was debated periodically in Congress between 1967 and 1983. NED was funded initially entirely by Congress, chaired initially by the chairman of the relevant congressional committee, and formally incorporated on the day a congressional conference committee finally decided to authorize spending for it.

	…NED acknowledges its ongoing relationship with lawmakers, saying that its “continued funding is dependent on the continued support of the White House and Congress.” Those who spearheaded creation of NED have long acknowledged it was part of an effort to move from covert to overt efforts to foster democracy. President Reagan said in 1983 that “this program will not be hidden in the shadows. It will stand proudly in the spotlight, and that’s where it belongs.” Allen Weinstein, a former acting president of NED and one of the authors of the study that led to its creation, told David Ignatius in a 1991 interview that: “A lot of what we do today was done covertly 25 years ago by the CIA. The biggest difference is that when such activities are done overtly, the flap potential is close to zero. Openness is its own protection.”}}</ref>		…NED acknowledges its ongoing relationship with lawmakers, saying that its “continued funding is dependent on the continued support of the White House and Congress.” Those who spearheaded creation of NED have long acknowledged it was part of an effort to move from covert to overt efforts to foster democracy. President Reagan said in 1983 that “this program will not be hidden in the shadows. It will stand proudly in the spotlight, and that’s where it belongs.” Allen Weinstein, a former acting president of NED and one of the authors of the study that led to its creation, told David Ignatius in a 1991 interview that: “A lot of what we do today was done covertly 25 years ago by the CIA. The biggest difference is that when such activities are done overtly, the flap potential is close to zero. Openness is its own protection.”}}</ref> The U.S. took a turn toward more overt, less clandestine, actions to undermine governments.<ref>{{Web citation\|author=David Ignatius\|newspaper=Washington Post\|title=INNOCENCE ABROAD: THE NEW WORLD OF SPYLESS COUPS\|date=1991-09-21\|url=https://www.washingtonpost.com/archive/opinions/1991/09/22/innocence-abroad-the-new-world-of-spyless-coups/92bb989a-de6e-4bb8-99b9-462c76b59a16/\|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220330095645/https://www.washingtonpost.com/archive/opinions/1991/09/22/innocence-abroad-the-new-world-of-spyless-coups/92bb989a-de6e-4bb8-99b9-462c76b59a16/}}</ref>

	The NED operates by providing grants to a wide range of organizations, including non-governmental organizations (NGOs), civic groups, labor unions, media outlets, political parties, etc. These organizations, in turn, implement programs that align with U.S. foreign policy interests, often under the guise of protecting human rights, promoting free and fair elections, etc.		The NED operates by providing grants to a wide range of organizations, including non-governmental organizations (NGOs), civic groups, labor unions, media outlets, political parties, etc. These organizations, in turn, implement programs that align with U.S. foreign policy interests, often under the guise of protecting human rights, promoting free and fair elections, etc.