• Research

    Human Rights in the Arab World: Independent Voices

    • Amr Hamzawy, Anthony Chase
    • June 01, 2006
    • University of Pennsylvania Press

    Human Rights in the Arab World: Independent Voices offers perspectives from those at the forefront of research and debate at the intersection of human rights and Islam, globalization, transnational advocacy, and the politics of key states such as Egypt, Morocco, and Yemen.

    • Commentary

    A Time for ‘Quiet Diplomacy’ Between Israel and Hamas?

    Nathan Brown, a leading expert on Palestinian politics and Islamic law at the Carnegie Endowment, says that since neither Israel nor Hamas has much experience dealing with the other, what is needed is a period of "quiet diplomacy."

    • Multimedia

    The New Libya

    Libya is making a political and economic comeback, after years of being shunned as a promoter of terrorism. Some question whether the U.S. should hold the country up as an example of successful international diplomacy.

    • Commentary

    Living with Palestinian Democracy

    By isolating the new Hamas government diplomatically and financially, the US and its allies have succeeded in bringing the Palestinian Authority to the brink of collapse. In addition, government and opposition leaders in the Middle East regard the West's reaction to Hamas as a test of its sincerity in the push for regional political reform.

    • Commentary

    Al-Qaeda Faces an Ideological Crisis

    The strident tone of Osama bin Laden's latest videotape masks an ideological crisis for Al-Qaeda. Arab politics have transcended the legacy of Al-Qaeda. Today gradualism, participation, and democratic reform, rather than radical violence and jihad, set the agenda.

    • Commentary

    Preaching Democracy

    • Commentary

    Burma's Dear Leader

    Ten years ago, Burma lacked the personality cult of totalitarian states such as North Korea and Turkmenistan. At the time, Than Shwe was one of three generals heading the junta and was considered the most dimwitted of the three. In the past five years, Than Shwe, 73, has turned himself into an object of Dear Leader-like adoration by pushing out rivals, consolidating power and using mass media.

    • Commentary

    Fact Sheet: U.S. Actors Promoting Democacy in the Middle East

    • March 15, 2006
    • Carnegie Resource Page

    U.S. efforts to promote democracy in the Middle East have several components.

    • Commentary

    Assessing Iraq: The Country has Already Collapsed

    • Research

    Islamist Movements and the Democratic Process in the Arab World: Exploring Gray Zones

    In view of the recent victory by Hamas in Palestine and the electoral success of the Muslim Brotherhood in Egypt, understanding the thinking of Islamist movements is more important than ever. Experts are trying to move beyond stark views of the Islamist challenge as either a democratizing force or an extreme threat to democracy, to present a nuanced view of the position of Islamist parties.

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