From CIA Scandals to the National Endowment for Democracy
Democracy Promotion and Destabilization
DOI:
https://doi.org/10.21530/ci.v20n2.2025.1560Keywords:
promoção da democracia, National Endowment for Democracy, CIA, Guerra Fria, política externa dos Estados UnidosAbstract
This article analyzes the foundation of the National Endowment for Democracy (NED), a
sub-agency of the U.S. Department of State established in 1983 with the goal of promoting
democracy around the world. Based on archive research, it investigates the reformulation
of political operation instruments between 1963 and 1987, interpreting the formation of the
NED as a reaction to scandals involving the CIA’s secret funding of foreign groups during
the Cold War, which ultimately led to the agency’s public-private model. It argues that the
organization sought to maintain some level of articulation with the U.S. government while
absolving it of any responsibility. The study contributes to the literature by highlighting
how the perceived autonomy of the NED favored both the stabilization of allies and the
destabilization of adversary governments.
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