Why the US National Endowment for Democracy Has Nothing to do with “Democracy”

The US National Endowment for Democracy certainly has the word “democracy” in it – but that does not mean the NED is about promoting actual democracy.

How do we know that?

The current NED President & CEO Damon Wilson has said so – the US will decide for nations their own interests – not these nations themselves.

References:

Atlantic Council – An opportunity for transformational leadership, by Damon Wilson (2020):
https://www.atlanticcouncil.org/blogs…

NED – Damon Wilson, President & CEO:
https://www.ned.org/experts/damon-wil…

NED – Thailand 2020:
https://www.ned.org/region/asia/thail…

NED – Burma 2020 (NED listing for Myanmar):
https://www.ned.org/region/asia/burma…

NED – Xinjiang/East Turkestan 2020:
https://www.ned.org/region/asia/xinji…

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