George W. Bush Institute
Freedom and Democracy
Supporting democratic values around the world by elevating institutions that serve their people and promote human dignity, human rights, and market economies.
“Since World War II, America has encouraged and benefited from the global advance of free markets, from the strength of democratic alliances, and from the advance of free societies…. The 20th century featured some of the worst horrors of history because dictators committed them. Free nations are less likely to threaten and fight each other.”
–President George W. Bush
Freedom is under attack worldwide as many countries contend with democratic backsliding and authoritarian regimes flex their muscles in and beyond their own borders.
Now is the moment to reaffirm and expand our commitment to the democratic principles that have enshrined individual, political, and economic rights in free societies. Such principles have fostered relative peace and prosperity previously unknown throughout human history.
Experts
Executive Director, George W. Bush Institute and Vice President George W. Bush Presidential Center
Bradford M. Freeman Managing Director, Global Policy George W. Bush Institute
Director, Global Policy George W. Bush Institute
Director, Global Policy George W. Bush Institute
Director, Global Policy George W. Bush Institute
Program Manager, Global Policy George W. Bush Institute
Program Manager, Global Policy George W. Bush Institute
Kelly and David Pfeil Fellow George W. Bush Institute
Senior Fellow George W. Bush Institute
Research Fellow George W. Bush Institute
Fellow George W. Bush Institute
Senior Editorial Advisor George W. Bush Institute
Senior Advisor George W. Bush Institute