US President Trump Streamlined the National Endowment for Democracy, not Dismantle it

“While many believe that under the Trump administration the controversial National Endowment for Democracy (NED*) was defunded, dismantled, or otherwise dissolved, the reality is far less dramatic and far more dangerous.”

References:

NEO - US President Trump Streamlined the National Endowment for Democracy*, not Dismantle it (Jun 11, 2025):
https://journal-neo.su/2025/06/11/us-president-trump-streamlined-the-national-endowment-for-democracy-not-dismantle-it/
NED - About the National Endowment for Democracy:
https://www.ned.org/about/
NYT - MISSIONARIES FOR DEMOCRACY: U.S. AID FOR GLOBAL PLURALISM (1986):
https://www.nytimes.com/1997/03/31/us/political-meddling-by-outsiders-not-new-for-us.html
Guardian - US campaign behind the turmoil in Kiev (2004):
https://www.theguardian.com/world/2004/nov/26/ukraine.usa
NYT - U.S. Groups Helped Nurture Arab Uprisings (Apr. 2011):
https://www.nytimes.com/2011/04/15/world/15aid.html
Reuters - Trump to West Point grads: 'We are ending the era of endless wars' (Jun. 2020):
https://www.reuters.com/article/world/us/trump-to-west-point-grads-we-are-ending-the-era-of-endless-wars-idUSKBN23K0PQ/
NED - NED’s Duty of Care and Public Disclosure Policies (Apr. 25, 2025):
https://www.ned.org/ned-policy/
Washington Post - INNOCENCE ABROAD: THE NEW WORLD OF SPYLESS COUPS (1991):
https://www.washingtonpost.com/archive/opinions/1991/09/22/innocence-abroad-the-new-world-of-spyless-coups/92bb989a-de6e-4bb8-99b9-462c76b59a16/
The New Atlas - The Complete Guide: US Government Role in Thailand's "Student Protests" (2020):
https://landdestroyer.blogspot.com/2020/08/the-complete-guide-us-government-role.html

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