International and Non-English sites
Cato International is a network of ten major programs and many subsidiary projects working together across linguistic, cultural, and regional contexts to bring the ideas and policies of individual liberty, toleration, free markets, the rule of law, and peace to populations around the world. The various teams, which are coordinated through the Center for Promotion of Human Rights, publish books, maintain websites that offer a wealth of texts and audio and video presentations, syndicate articles to the print media, and organize seminars for students, conferences for policy makers, and much more. Cato International is a major component of the Cato Institute’s Global Freedom Initiative.
ElCato.org (Spanish)
Elcato.org is the oldest of Cato’s non-English projects. Established in 1998, it has steadily increased its influence throughout Latin America and the Spanish-speaking world. In addition to the website, ElCato.org produces a blog, LibreMente.org, books, podcasts, public forums, and newspaper and magazine articles in Spanish. ElCato.org also produces an online Spanish interactive map of the Economic Freedom of the World Study.
Cato.ru (Russian)
Cato.ru was founded in the fall of 2005 to provide Russian speakers with an alternative to socialism, mercantilism, and chauvinistic nationalism. Cato.ru publishes books, syndicates articles to the Russian media, sponsors essay contests and summer schools, organizes lectures and public forums, provides an online ‘library of freedom,’ produces podcasts, and more. In October 2006 the staff of Cato.ru organized a major policy conference on "Freedom, Commerce, and Peace: A Regional Agenda" in Tbilisi for journalists, government ministers, members of parliament, think tank directors and students from countries of the former Soviet bloc and neighboring states. In 2007 Cato.ru also sponsored a summer school in Alushta, Crimea.
Misbahalhurriyya.org (Arabic)
Misbahalhurriyya.org (the "Lamp of Liberty" in Arabic) was established in January 2006 by part-time volunteers. By September of that year the program had a full-time editor, and it now enjoys close relations with Arabic newspapers and institutions as a source of intelligent journalism, and public policy research.
Misbahalhurriyya.org also produces a blog, Mudawwanat al Hurriyya, publishes books, syndicates articles to the print media, and organizes conferences in the middle east. Misbahalhurriyya.org also produces an online Arabic interactive map of the Economic Freedom of the World Study.
Cheragheazadi.org (Persian)
Cheragheazadi.org (the "Lamp of Liberty" in Persian) was launched in December 2007. The program brings ideas to speakers of Persian worldwide. In addition to producing original articles on policy issues in Iran and neighboring countries, Cheragheazadi.org publishes books (Milton Friedman’s Capitalism and Freedom is available on the site in Persian, and others will be coming out soon), and is planning seminars and conferences on libertarian ideas for Persian speakers. Cheragheazadi.org will soon produce an online Persian interactive map of the Economic Freedom of the World Study.
Chiraiazadi.org (Kurdish)
Chiraiazadi.org (the "Lamp of Liberty" in Kurdish) was launched in December 2007. The program brings intelligent journalism through print and multimedia to the Kurdish-speaking regions of the Middle East and to speakers of the Sorani dialect of Kurdish worldwide. Chiraiazadi.org has published Kurdish versions of classic texts, including The Law by Frederic Bastiat. Others, including John Stuart Mill’s On Liberty, will be coming out in early 2008. Chiraiazadi.org will soon produce an online Kurdish interactive map of the Economic Freedom of the World Study.
Tiandaocn.org (Chinese)
Tiandaocn.org (Chinese: "Natural Order") was launched in December 2007 and is the flagship program for the Cato Institute’s work in China. Tiandaocn.org works with scholars and journalists to promote prosperity and freedom among speakers of Chinese. The website offers texts, including translations of many books and numerous papers and studies written originally in Chinese, as well as video of presentations at Cato and in China (some in English and some in Chinese). Tiandaocn.org is participating with Chinese partners in summer schools and winter schools for scholars and journalists in China and will be publishing books in 2008. Tiandaocn.org will soon produce an online Chinese interactive map of the Economic Freedom of the World Study.
Unmondelibre.org (French)
Unmondelibre.org (French: "One Free World") is the Cato Institute’s project for Francophones. It was launched in December 2007 and works with scholars, media, and students in Europe, Africa, Canada, the Caribbean and elsewhere.
Unmondelibre.org maintains a library of liberty of books in French, publishes studies and essays, country studies, and book reviews, and arranges podcasts, which will be syndicated to African radio stations. UnMondeLibre.org will publish books (mainly in Francophone Africa) in 2008. A seminar for Francophone students is planned for 2008 in Morocco. Unmondelibre.org produces an online French interactive map of the Economic Freedom of the World Study.
Ordemlivre.org (Portuguese)
Ordemlivre.org (Portuguese: "Free Order") is the Cato Institute’s project for Portuguese-speaking populations around the world. Launched in December 2007, Ordemlivre.org has already co-published A Volta do Idiota ("The Return of the Idiot") in Brazil and plans further book publications. OrdemLivre.org writers have published in leading Brazilian papers and the editors are working to syndicate articles to papers in Portugal, Brazil, Mozambique, Angola, and other Portuguese speaking regions of the world. A policy conference and summer school are planned for 2008 in Brazil. OrdemLivre.org produces an online Portuguese interactive map of the Economic Freedom of the World Study.
Africanliberty.org (English and Swahili)
Africanliberty.org is the Cato Institute’s African-focused program. It was launched in December of 2007 and provides content in English and Swahili, as well as access to material in French, Portuguese, and Arabic. AfricanLiberty.org brings African voices for liberty to the wider world and works with African media to disseminate policy ideas for a new century of peace, freedom, and prosperity. AfricanLiberty.org also produces audio and video content and will be working in 2008 with African broadcast media, especially radio. In addition, AfricanLiberty.org will publish books in African countries (in English and, in conjunction with UnMondeLibre.org and OrdemLivre.org, in French and Portuguese). The first books planned for 2008 include African editions of the works of Frederic Bastiat, Johan Norberg, and Franklin Cudjoe.
Azadliqciragi.org (Azerbaijani)
Azadliqciragi.org (the "Lamp of Liberty" in Azerbaijani) is the latest non-English program from the Cato Institute. Launched in March, 2008, Azadliqciragi.org is a joint project of the Cato Institute and the Free Minds Association of Azerbaijan. The project hosts seminars and student essay contests, publishes books, and brings economic and political commentary to Azerbaijani-speakers worldwide — in Azerbaijan, Iran, Russia, and elsewhere — through print journalism and multimedia sources. Additionally, Azadliqciragi.org hosts the Economic Freedom of the World study online, together with a growing library of longer policy studies and classic libertarian texts. The project has already produced translations of classic works of liberty and plans to host seminars for speakers of Azerbaijani, Persian, and other languages. The project cooperates closely with Cato's Persian and Russian projects, Cheragheazadi.org and Cato.ru.