Carnegie Endowment for International Peace
The Carnegie Middle East Center hosted a seminar entitled “Algeria: Elections, Religious Extremism and Reform.” The seminar featured a presentation by Dr. Rachid Tlemcani, Visiting Scholar at Carnegie’s Middle East Center, and a commentary by Dr. Myriam Catusse of the French Institute for Middle Eastern Studies in Beirut. The panel was moderated by CMEC director, Paul Salem.
The story of the U.S. relationship with Uzbekistan is a sad one, characterized by misunderstandings and miscues on both sides.
The recent opening in Saudi politics has not altered the authoritarian nature of the political system fundamentally. As it lacks the leverage of economic or military aid that can be conditioned to the implementation of further reform measures, the United States must pursue reform in Saudi Arabia in a different way than in other Arab countries.
On June 4, 2007, Amr Hamzawy and Marina Ottaway of the Carnegie Endowment presented their paper “Fighting on Two Fronts: Secular Parties in the Arab World.” Owen Kirby of the Middle East Partnership Initiative served as discussant and Robin Wright of the Washington Post moderated.
A larger number of present political regimes in the East, Central Europe, Eurasia, Latin America and the Middle East and North Africa (MENA) have established a façade of institutional democracy. An irreversible wave of democratic transition -- excluding the MENA -- has been underway for some time. The foundation is fair and free polls.