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The views on Democracy Dialogue are intended to provide the opinion and insights of Board members and friends of CCD on a broad range of challenges confronting democracy. Opinions expressed are not intended to reflect the views of CCD or its Board of Directors but are those of the individual authors. It is our hope that these occasional columns shed light on important issues and provoke discussion. Accordingly, we invite readers to enter the dialogue by providing their own views on these issues.

Robert R. LaGamma
President, Council for a Community of Democracies

Tue, June 18, 2013	Various Contributors	Mark Palmer Memorial Luncheon Transcript The luncheon to honor the late Ambassador Mark Palmer took place on Tuesday, May 22. The luncheon was introduced by CCD President Bob LaGamma, and the discusson was moderated by CCD Board member Steve Steiner. Panelists included CCD Chairman Ambassador Robert Hunter, Lithuanian Ambassador Zygimantas Pavilionis, Canadian ex-Ambassador Jeremy Kinsman, Admiral Dennis Blair, John Fox, and Dr. Robert Herman.
Wed, June 05, 2013	Hon. Frank R. Wolf, US Congressman for Virginia's 10th District	Tribute to Mark Palmer (Extended Remarks) Mr. Speaker, there are some who argue that the world's destinies are shaped by impersonal forces rather than by the courage and determination of individual men and women. I believe that historians of that persuasion never met my friend, and freedom's friend, Mark Palmer.
Fri, May 17, 2013	Charles Heck, CCD Board Member, and Dominik Tolksdorf, Center for Transatlantic Relations	Regime Change, EU Style The transformations that the prospect of EU membership has undergirded over the decades represent a great historical accomplishment – the most successful “democracy promotion” program in the world in the last fifty years.
Tue, April 23, 2013	nongovernmental International Steering Committee of the Community of Democracies	Draft Civil Society Recommendations for Ulaanbaatar Minsiterial of the Community of Democracies These draft recommendations are presented ahead of the upcoming Seventh Ministerial of the Community of Democracies for comment and discussion.
Mon, April 22, 2013	Robert LaGamma, President, Council for a Community of Democracies	Presentation to the CD Ministerial Panel on Education for Democracy My presentation will briefly summarize the Charlottesville Declaration, the product of our major civil society conference held last month that brought together more than thirty leading civil society and academic experts on education for democracy from 18 countries.

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