Freedom's unsteady march
Subtitle: America's role in building Arab democracy
By: Tamara Cofman Wittes.
Publisher: Brookings Institution Press
Published: 2008
Place of publication: Washington, D.C
Language: eng
Number of pages: 176
ISBN-13: 9780815794943
Subjects: Democracy -- Middle East; Democratization -- Middle East; Middle East -- Foreign relations -- United States; United States -- Foreign relations -- Middle East
Description: "Dissects the Bush administration's failure to advance freedom in the Middle East. Lays out a strategy for committed U.S. promotion of democracy, arguing that only development of a more liberal and democratic politics in the Arab world can create a firmer foundation for Arab-American ties and secure U.S. long-term goals"--Provided by publisher.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references and index.
Table of contents: title: The end of Arab exceptionalism, and of America's own; title: Democracy promotion in U.S. foreign policy; title: The vanishing status quo; title: Is democracy really necessary?; title: The Bush record; title: Overcoming ambivalence; title: The Algeria nightmare; title: Conclusion.