Democracy Report

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In The Media

Democracy Report

By Michele Dunne

Published on Dec 22, 2006

Source: Public Radio International

The World's Katy Clark reports that the United States has lost credibility in the Middle East on the issues of democracy building and human rights.

Click here to listen to the radio broadcast.

About the Author

Michele Dunne

Former Nonresident Scholar, Middle East Program

Michele Dunne was a nonresident scholar in Carnegie’s Middle East Program, where her research focuses on political and economic change in Arab countries, particularly Egypt, as well as U.S. policy in the Middle East.

Recent Work

Research
Islamic Institutions in Arab States: Mapping the Dynamics of Control, Co-option, and Contention
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Research
From Hardware to Holism: Rebalancing America’s Security Engagement With Arab States
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  Robert Springborg, Emile Hokayem, Becca Wasser, …

Political Reform Democracy Foreign Policy Middle East

Carnegie does not take institutional positions on public policy issues; the views represented herein are those of the author(s) and do not necessarily reflect the views of Carnegie, its staff, or its trustees.

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