Ms. Amy Hawthorne
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Do Elections in the Arab World Matter?
Source: Carnegie
About the Author
Former Associate
- Egypt: Making the Vote Freer and Fairer?Commentary
- Egypt's Judges Win Public Support but not Government ConcessionsCommentary
Ms. Amy Hawthorne, Hesham Nasr
Recent Work
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