The Alliance of Democracies Foundation is a non-profit organization dedicated to the advancement of democracy and free markets across the globe.
Our three initiatives
The Copenhagen
Democracy Summit
An annual conference bringing together political and business leaders, including current and former heads of government, from the world’s democracies. The purpose of the conference is to build the intellectual and interpersonal foundations for a robust alliance of the world’s democracies.
The Expeditionary
Economics Program
The purpose of the program is to solidify at-risk democracies through locally driven economic growth. The program supports economic reforms and entrepreneurship in emerging democracies and post-conflict areas. The initiative includes the Democracy Tech Entrepreneur Fellowship that seeks to make technology work for democracy.
The Campaign
for Democracy
A program building a robust eco-system of supporters through a powerful online presence, continuous media engagement, and moral support for dissidents and reformers. The program includes a Transatlantic Commission on Election Integrity that works to prevent election interference.
Invitation
The Josef Korbel School of International Studies in partnership with the Alliance of Democracies Foundation is pleased to invite you to the second-annual Denver Democracy Summit. This nonpartisan gathering of citizens, leaders, media and thinkers in government, nonprofit, business, and academia is dedicated to protecting and promoting democratic ideals. The two-day Summit will be convened virtually and streamed free to the public, worldwide.
Advance registration is required. Registration will close on February 8, 2022.
Register here.
#DefendDemocracy Webinar Series
On January 13th, experts and activists from both the region and international think tanks and NGOs discussed the evolving political situation in the region, focusing on the methods and impact of foreign interference activities. With two important elections in the region coming up in 2022 in Serbia (April) and Bosnia and Herzegovina (October), foreign influence attempts will most likely increase significantly.
Speakers from the region, representing Serbia, Bosnia-Herzegovina, and North Macedonia, unfolded how the playbooks of foreign malign actors play out in their countries context, what vulnerabilities persist and how these vulnerabilities are exploited using social media platforms. The event was also attended by the regional manager of Facebook to present the platform's policy and challenges on curbing disinformation campaigns in the Western Balkans.
In case you missed the discussion, you can find the recording of the event available here.
In the media
Our Founder, Anders Fogh Rasmussen recently wrote in Newsweek that "we must defend #Lithuania for its sovereign choice to strengthen ties with #Taiwan"
Europe should follow Lithuania's lead in line with the 'One China' policy - building mutually beneficial ties with a like-minded democracy on the frontline.
Read the full piece here.
In the news
Democracy is on the defensive across the world, and authoritarian regimes have seized the West’s weakness as an opportunity to expand their influence. Together with Shoshana Zuboff, Yascha Mounk, Marietje Schaake, Toomas_Hendrik Ilves, Fareed Zakaria, Lee Drutman, Eduardo Porter, Anne-Marie Slaughter, and Josh Rudolph, Anders Fogh Rasmussen was asked by Foreign Policy to share his thoughts on how best to revive and strengthen our democracies against threats at home and abroad.
The free world needs an Alliance of Democracies – a coalition of the willing among like-minded nations. Such an alliance needs to focus on concrete outputs, showing emerging or backsliding democracies that being in the democratic camp has real benefits. This is only possible if we restore confidence in our own democratic systems under which so many aspire to live. People don’t take to the streets demanding more autocracy.
Read the full piece here: https://lnkd.in/eG5xVA8T
Previous Events
To find the Alliance of Democracies Foundation's previous activities, reports and media engagements go to our archive here.
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