why is trump a zionist after being elected

Marc Plattner tackles this question in an interview with the Levada Center's Denis Volkov.

The International Forum for Democratic Studies’ Sharp Power Research Portal is a tool for researchers, journalists, policymakers, and activists to recognize patterns of authoritarian influence in several domains. It includes over 750 resources providing research, reporting, and analysis.

New "Democracy Ideas" interview with Steven Heydemann about his JoD article "Tracking the "Arab Spring": Syria and the Future of Authoritarianism."

On new podcasts produced by NED’s International Forum for Democratic Studies, Larry Diamond discusses “China and the Global Challenge to Democracy,” and Marc F. Plattner explores “Democracy and the Illiberal Temptation.” And don’t miss conversations with recent JoD author Ronald J. Deibert on how social media may be fueling authoritarianism and with April-issue contributor Glenn Tiffert on digital censorship in China…

This panel discussion launched  the new Journal of Democracy book, "Poverty, Inequality, and Democracy."

Foreign Policy's Middle East Channel lists the Oct. 2013 JoD essay "Tracking the Arab Spring: Why the Modest Harvest?" as one of 2013's top 5 academic journal articles.

Drawing on her thought-provoking article "The Pipe Dream of Undemocratic Liberalism" from our July issue, Berman discusses the history of illiberal democracy, the relationship between technocracy and populism, and why liberalism and democracy still need one another.   

Drawing on his October-issue contribution “Latin America’s Shifting Politics: The Lessons of Bolivia,” Jean-Paul Faguet explains why the collapse of Bolivia’s party system may offer “an analytical window into the future” for Western countries.   

The Reagan-Fascell Democracy Fellows Program at the NED invites applications for fellowships in 2014–15.