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Democratic Mirage in the Middle East

Thu, October 24th, 2002

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Democracy, Conflict, and Governance

The Democracy, Conflict, and Governance Program is a leading source of independent policy research, writing, and outreach on global democracy, conflict, and governance. It analyzes and seeks to improve international efforts to reduce democratic backsliding, mitigate conflict and violence, overcome political polarization, promote gender equality, and advance pro-democratic uses of new technologies.

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Thomas Carothers, Senior Associate, Democracy & Rule of Law Project, Carnegie Endowment, moderator

Patrick Clawson, Deputy Director, Washington Institute for Near East Policy;

Joshua Muravchik, Resident Scholar, American Enterprise Institute;

Robert Malley, Middle East Program Director, International Crisis Group;

Marina Ottaway, Senior Associate, Democracy & Rule of Law Project, Carnegie Endowment.

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Event Speakers

Thomas Carothers
Harvey V. Fineberg Chair for Democracy Studies; Director, Democracy, Conflict, and Governance Program
Thomas Carothers
Marina Ottaway
Former Senior Associate, Middle East Program
Marina Ottaway
Ms. Amy Hawthorne
Former Associate
Amy Hawthorne

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.

Event Speakers

Thomas Carothers

Harvey V. Fineberg Chair for Democracy Studies; Director, Democracy, Conflict, and Governance Program

Thomas Carothers, director of the Carnegie Endowment for International Peace’s Democracy, Conflict, and Governance Program, is a leading expert on comparative democratization and international support for democracy.

Marina Ottaway

Former Senior Associate, Middle East Program

Before joining the Endowment, Ottaway carried out research in Africa and in the Middle East for many years and taught at the University of Addis Ababa, the University of Zambia, the American University in Cairo, and the University of the Witwatersrand in South Africa.

Ms. Amy Hawthorne

Former Associate

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