August 2024 Introduction The National Endowment for Democracy acts as the US government's "white gloves." Ⅰ. NED—the US government's "white gloves" NED claims to be an NGO that provides support for democracy abroad. Cultivating pro-US forces in target countries ◆According to its 2021 Annual Report, NED supported pro-US media outlets, cultivated "democracy activists," and financed groups for "democracy and freedom" …