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Promoting Arab democracy: rhetoric vs. realities?

By Demdigest on July 1, 2010

A year after President Obama’s Cairo speech called for democratic reform in the Middle East, the region remains politically stagnant and its autocratic regimes dangerously complacent in the face of profound economic, political and demographic challenges.
His administration has the right rhetoric but the bureaucracy is frustrating efforts to translate principles into practice, a Washington meeting [read full story]

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Cairo speech one year on: an opportunity squandered?

By Demdigest on June 3, 2010

His insistence on democracy and human rights was the portion of President Obama’s Cairo speech that received the loudest and most sustained applause from young people in the audience. But the administration has failed to deliver on the rhetorical promise and nowhere more so than in Egypt, according to The Washington Institute’s J. Scott Carpenter [read full story]

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New national security strategy ‘robustly embraces’ goal of advancing democracy

By Demdigest on May 27, 2010

Advancing democracy remains an integral element of US foreign and security policy, according to the National Security Strategy document released today. The strategy commits the US to supporting peaceful democratic movements while making the case for engaging autocratic regimes.
President Barack Obama’s speech at West Point last weekend anticipated some of the likely themes of the [read full story]

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Engagement compatible with advancing democracy? Time will tell, report concludes

By Demdigest on May 24, 2010

President Barack Obama’s speech at West Point anticipated some of the likely themes of the new National Security Strategy to be announced later this week. The administration is expected to highlight engagement and multilateralism at the core of an approach which will nevertheless include a commitment to promote democracy and human rights abroad.
Successive administrations have [read full story]

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National Security Strategy

Promoting Arab democracy: rhetoric vs. realities?

Cairo speech one year on: an opportunity squandered?

New national security strategy ‘robustly embraces’ goal of advancing democracy

Engagement compatible with advancing democracy? Time will tell, report concludes

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