Global InformationAlliance of Democracies information
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| Abbreviation | AoD |
|---|---|
| Formation | 2017 |
| Registration no. | 39209349 |
| Headquarters | Copenhagen, Denmark |
Founder | Anders Fogh Rasmussen (founder); |
Key people | Jonas Parello-Plesner (executive director) |
| Website | www.allianceofdemocracies.org |
The Alliance of Democracies Foundation (AoD) is a non-profit organisation dedicated to the advancement of democracy and free markets across the globe. It was established in December 2017 by former NATO Secretary General and former Danish Prime Minister Anders Fogh Rasmussen together with businessman Fritz Schur and lawyer Klaus Søgaard.[1]
According to its founder, Anders Fogh Rasmussen, the United States is retreating from the world stage, leaving behind a vacuum that is filled by autocrats like Vladimir Putin, Kim Jong-un, and Bashar al-Assad. Democracy is under pressure from protectionism, populism, nationalism, terrorism, and autocracy. Against this backdrop, the Alliance of Democracies foundation seeks to unite world democracies. According to Rasmussen, the new alliance of democracies would not be a new U.N. but rather an organisation that would supplement it.[1]
The foundation runs three programs: the Copenhagen Democracy Summit, the Expeditionary Economics Program, and the Campaign for Democracy.[2]
AoD and brand perception consultancy Latana produce an annual study, the Democracy Perception Index, on how people worldwide perceive democracy, published ahead of the Copenhagen Democracy Summit.[3]
- ^ a b Terp Beck-Nilsson, Carsten (1 March 2018). "Anders Fogh Rasmussen kalder til global kamp for demokrati og frihed". Altinget (in Danish). Archived from the original on 13 June 2019. Retrieved 19 July 2018.
- ^ "About the foundation: A non-profit organization founded by Anders Fogh". Alliance of Democracies. Archived from the original on 2 February 2021. Retrieved 19 July 2018.
- ^ "Democracy Perception Index 2023" (PDF). Latana. May 2023. Retrieved 17 November 2023.