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By Michael Allen on June 9, 2009
While Lebanon’s 2009 elections were “not without flaws,” they were a very positive step in the developing democratic institutions, according to the preliminary findings of the National Democratic Institute’s election observation team.
While the poll “ended with multiple contradictory messages” it was nevertheless a “refreshing” change in a region where elections are “typically, bland referendums stage-managed [read full story]
Posted in Democracy assistance, Elections, Islam/politics, Lebanon, Middle East and North Africa, NGOs/Civil society, authoritarianism | Tagged Arab democracy, Arab political reform, Hezbollah, Lebanon, National Democratic Institute |
By Michael Allen on June 9, 2009
June 10, 2009. Iran: Expanding Influence, Accelerating Arms Race: Myth or Reality? The Century Foundation, the Heinrich Böll Stiftung, and the Institute for Social Policy and Understanding will host a symposium to discuss Iran’s growing military and religious influence in the Middle East and Arab leaders’ concern over an ensuing arms race between Israel and Iran. [read full story]
Posted in Africa, Asia, Balkans, China, Cuba, Cuba, Democracy assistance, Eastern Europe, Elections, Eurasia, Europe, Events, Global, Human rights, Islam/politics, Labour/labor unions, Latin America and the Carribean, NGOs/Civil society, National Endowment for Democracy, Publications, Russia, authoritarianism, democracy promotion, dictatorships, dissidents, foreign policy, promoting democracy | Tagged Antúnez, Arab democracy, Arab liberalism, Arab political reform, Century Foundation, Challenge of a Rising China, European Elections, Heinrich Böll Stiftung, Henry Jackson Society, Institute for Social Policy and Understanding, iran, Jorge Luis García Pérez, National Endowment for Democracy, prospects for democracy in Cuba, Reagan-Fascell Democracy Fellows, The Next Founders: Voices of Democracy in the Middle East |
By Michael Allen on May 11, 2009
May 11, 2009. Voices of Democracy in the Middle East.
World Affairs magazine and Freedom House in conjunction with National Democratic Institute for International Affairs, National Endowment for Democracy, the International Republican Institute and Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty cordially invite you to a book signing and reception for a new book by Joshua Muravchik, The Next [read full story]
Posted in Africa, Asia, Backlash, Cuba, Democracy assistance, Events, Human rights, Islam/politics, Middle East and North Africa, NGOs/Civil society, National Endowment for Democracy, authoritarianism, democracy promotion, dissidents, foreign policy, promoting democracy | Tagged Arab democracy, Arab democrats, Arab political reform, Azerbaijan and the West, counter-extremism, Cultural Democratization in East Asia, Democracy in the Middle East, democracy promotion, Engaging Cuba, Freedom House, Henry Jackson Society, Human Rights in Kazakhstan, Islamist Radicalism, kazakhstan, Libforall Foundation, National Endowment for Democracy, OSCE, pakistan, Rethinking Democracy Promotion, Solidarity and the Future of Democracy, Transatlantic Dialogue, uzbekistan |
By Michael Allen on April 7, 2009
“The winds of change coming out of Washington have rekindled talk of liberalization and reform in Damascus,” claims Joshua Landis, writing in the April edition of Carnegie’s Arab Reform Bulletin. He cites proposed economic reforms and President Bashar al-Assad’s latest promises of political reforms that would expand political participation, including “creating another chamber in addition [read full story]
Posted in Islam/politics, Middle East and North Africa, NGOs/Civil society, authoritarianism, democracy promotion, dissidents, promoting democracy | Tagged Arab democracy, Arab political reform, authoritarianism, dissidents, syria |
By Michael Allen on April 7, 2009
The latest edition of the indispensable Arab Reform Bulletin has just been posted, featuring items on Syria: The Nexus of Economy, Diplomacy, and Reform by Joshua Landis (Arabic translation); Palestine/Egypt: Pressures on Hamas in Reconciliation Talks by Khaled Hroub (Arabic original); Egypt: Ramifications of Women’s Rights Initiatives by Iman Bibars (Arabic original); Bahrain: Are Constitutional Amendments Possible? by Mansoor [read full story]
Posted in Democracy assistance, Islam/politics, Middle East and North Africa, NGOs/Civil society, authoritarianism, promoting democracy | Tagged Arab democracy, Arab political reform, Women's rights |
By Michael Allen on November 3, 2008
What do Arab democrats want from the next U.S. President? The next Administration should address Arab youth’s demographic predominance, support local democrats’ home-grown efforts, and tailor country-specific democratization efforts to reflect the region’s diversity and ensure that democracy delivers socio-economic benefits in ordinary people’s lives.
These are the top-lines of a recent dialogue organized by the [read full story]
Posted in Islam/politics, Middle East and North Africa, Regions, democracy promotion | Tagged Arab political reform, Middle East and North Africa |
By Michael Allen on October 22, 2008
The demand for democracy in the greater Middle East may currently be weak. But, notes analyst Mark Katz, “If and when the demand for democratization does grow in the Middle East, American support will also be crucial for transforming it into actual democracy.”
Activists voiced local demands for democracy at last week’s fifth Forum for the [read full story]
Posted in Middle East and North Africa, NGOs/Civil society, democracy promotion | Tagged Arab democracy, Arab political reform, NGOs/Civil society |
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