Commentary
Middle Eastern states should welcome an accelerated U.S. disengagement from their region.
Michael Young
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About the Authors
Richard Youngs
Senior Fellow, Democracy, Conflict, and Governance Program
Richard Youngs is a senior fellow in the Democracy, Conflict, and Governance Program, based at Carnegie Europe. He works on EU foreign policy and on issues of international democracy.
Ken Godfrey
Executive Director, European Partnership for Democracy
Ken Godfrey isthe executive director of the European Partnership for Democracy.
DemocracyMiddle EastAsiaEuropeSouthern, Eastern, and Western AfricaEastern EuropeLebanonEast AsiaSouth KoreaTaiwanCaucasusGeorgiaIran
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