Democratic Resilience

“If you don't give people dignity, you don't create a system that leads to better health, education, peace, security outcomes. And it's not the world that free peoples want to live in. So democracy matters. It's hard, but it, for all its faults, in all its deficiencies, it works in all its messiness.” The Honorable Derek Mitchell, Ambassador & President, The National Democratic Institute.  Key Links https://thehill.com/opinion/international/542071-sustainable-pandemic-recovery-depends-on-building-back-democratically (More from Ambassador Mitchell: Sustainable pandemic recovery depends on building back democratically) https://www.ifes.org/publications/overcoming-challenges-democracy-and-governance-programs-post-conflict-countries (IFES Overcoming Challenges to Democracy and Governance Programs in Post-Conflict Countries) https://www.usaid.gov/sites/default/files/documents/08.16.2021_-_USG_Sudan_Complex_Emergency_Fact_Sheet_4.pdf (USAID Emergency Fact Sheet on Sudan) https://www.usaid.gov/news-information/press-releases/oct-25-2021-statement-administrator-power-military-takeover-sudan (USAID Statement: Administrator Samantha Power on Military Takeover in Sudan) ---- At the heart of democracy lies peace, security, and resilience, and for some countries, these qualities are the toughest to come by.  So where does a nation begin when at the very beginning of building a strong, resilient, and lasting democracy?  In this episode of Democracy! The Podcast, we head to the Republic of Sudan in northeast Africa to seek some answers.    Then, Ambassador Derek Mitchell, the President of the National Democratic Institute, has seen democracy’s rise and fall from nearly every angle.  He talks to Adrienne about witnessing some of democracy’s most remarkable moments and shares a retrospective look at what it all means.    Democracy! The Podcast is brought to you by the Consortium for Elections and Political Process Strengthening (CEPPS) with support from the