Experts Discuss Global Democracy

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In The Media

Experts Discuss Global Democracy

By Amr Hamzawy

Published on Jul 4, 2007

Source: The Newshour with Jim Lehrer

IMGXYZ818IMGZYXOn July 4, Carnegie Senior Associate Amr Hamzawy appeared on The Newshour with Jim Lehrer with other guests to talk about the spread of democracy around the world and in particular President Bush's plans to promote democracy.

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About the Author

Amr Hamzawy

Director, Middle East Program

Amr Hamzawy is a senior fellow and the director of the Carnegie Middle East Program. His research and writings focus on Egypt’s and other middle powers’ involvement in regional security in the Middle East, particularly through collective diplomacy and multilateral conflict resolution

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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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