U.S. Influence on Arab Regimes

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U.S. Influence on Arab Regimes

Democracy promotion has been a long-standing objective of U.S. foreign policy. Indeed, America’s role as the shining “city upon a hill” has shaped its foreign policy through decades of war and peace.

By Sarah Yerkes

Published on Oct 30, 2022

University of Michigan Press

About the Author

Sarah Yerkes

Senior Fellow, Middle East Program

Sarah Yerkes is a senior fellow in Carnegie’s Middle East Program, where her research focuses on Tunisia’s political, economic, and security developments as well as state-society relations in the Middle East and North Africa.

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