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Democracy That Delivers #122: German Marshall Fund’s Jonathan Katz on Ways to Save Democracy in Europe

07.19.2018 |

“What would happen, if ten years down the road, half of the (NATO) alliance is authoritarian?” asks Jonathan Katz, a Senior Fellow with the German Marshall Fund of the U.S. Katz, who has held numerous senior positions in the U.S. government, recently co-authored the article “An Inconvenie...

CIPE’s Bosnia and Herzegovina Partners Mark “Tax Freedom Day” with a New Tax Calculator

06.12.2018

CIPE partners Zasto Ne and the Center for Policy and Governance in Bosnia and Herzegovina recently launched a new tax calculator, a simple online tool to help people understand both their contributions to the budgets of Bosnia and Herzegovina and how the government spends their taxes. Many people i...

Making the Case for a Pro-Reform Path in CEE: Thought Leaders Share Perspectives on Democracy One Year After Declaration Launch

06.01.2018

Making the Case for a Pro-Reform Path in Central and Eastern Europe It’s been exactly one year since the signing of the Declaration in support of democracy in Brussels. As part of CIPE’s observance, we share more perspective from thought leaders in Central and Eastern Europe. Marek Tatala, Vice...

Democracy that Delivers #118: CIPE’s Ali Ayadi on Tunisia Elections and Reform Efforts

05.22.2018 |

On this new podcast, a look at the political and economic situation in Tunisia with CIPE Country Representative Ali Ayadi. The North African country recently held its first municipal elections since 2011 and voters chose more than 7200 new local leaders. Want to hear more? Listen to previous podca...

Fostering Corporate Citizenship in Central and Eastern Europe

05.14.2018

There are many takeaways from the recent World Movement for Democracy Global Assembly in Senegal. The theme of the weeklong event was “Building Strategic Partnerships for Democratic Renewal,” with a focus on ways to strengthen inclusive democratic governance and engage stakeholders in civil soci...

Democracy that Delivers #117: Richard Javad Heydarian on Populism and Governance in the Philippines

05.09.2018 |

On this week’s Democracy that Delivers podcast: International columnist and author Richard Javad Heydarian shares first-hand observations and insightful analysis on the latest developments and challenges related to governance and democracy in the Philippines. In a discussion on Asian geopolitics,...

An Epidemic of Intolerance: Global Threats to Freedom of Expression

05.03.2018

Freedom of speech and open internet principles are fundamental to democratic values and a key focus of many CIPE programs with global partners. CIPE Chairman Greg Lebedev recently published a thought-provoking piece that explains, what he calls, “layers of intolerance” or techniques used to sil...

In the Lead-up to Malaysia’s Elections, How Can Think Tanks Help to Strengthen Democracy?

05.03.2018

Malaysians will head to the polls on May 9 to elect representatives of the country’s 14th Parliament. The electoral contest throws into sharp relief the challenges of current Prime Minister Najib Razak and the ruling Barisan Nasional (BN) coalition as they seek to retain a parliamentary majority ...

Democracy that Delivers #116: LIBEK’s Petar Cekerevac on Reform Efforts in Serbia

05.01.2018 |

Petar Čekerevac, the Executive Manager of LIBEK, a Serbian organization promoting individual liberty and a free market economy, sat down with CIPE’s Ken Jaques and Natalia Otel Belen to discuss the evolution of his home country economically and politically since the Yugoslav Wars. Čekerevac say...

Democracy that Delivers #115: CIPE Launches New Round of Weeklong Leadership Academy for Development in Ukraine

04.26.2018 |

To assist with reform efforts in Ukraine, CIPE is hosting another weeklong Leadership Academy for Development (LAD) with educators from Stanford University and other experts. Events include training and seminars to help foster cooperation among government and private sector members, such as the CEO...