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Perceptions of U.S. Democracy Promotion

Project on Middle East Democracy

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Andrew Albertson - Andrew Albertson is the Executive Director of Project on Middle East Democracy.

Fares Braizat - Fares Braizat is the Deputy Director of the Center for Strategic Studies at the University of Jordan, Braizat is a 2007 Fulbright APSA Congressional Fellow.

David DeBartolo - David DeBartolo is the Director of Dialogue Progams for the Project on Middle East Democracy (POMED). He formerly worked on Palestinian political party development in East Jerusalem and Ramallah for the National Democratic Institute.

Nader Said - Nader Said is currently the General Director of Arab World for Research and Development and was formerly the Director of the Development Studies Program at Birzeit University.

Mark Tessler - Samuel J. Eldersveld Collegiate Professor Of Political Science, Director, International Institute, Vice Provost for International Affairs, University Of Michigan. Professor Tessler is President of the American Institute for Maghrib Studies, a member of the Council of American Overseas Research Centers, located at the Smithsonian Institution. He is also on the Steering Committee of the Palestinian American Research Center, another CAORC member; editor of the Indiana University Press series in Middle East Studies; and past President of the Association for Israel Studies. His prior university administrative experience includes the direction of two Title VI National Resource Centers: the University of Wisconsin Joint Center for International Studies at Milwaukee and Madison, and the Center for Middle Eastern Studies of the University of Arizona.

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01 hr 46 min 27 sec

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01.: Promotion of Democracy

07 min 47 sec

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02.: Panel Introduction

02 min 48 sec

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03.: Opinions of U.S. Democracy Promotion

07 min 32 sec

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04.: Frame of Reference

03 min 20 sec

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05.: What Arabs Mean by Democracy

05 min 24 sec

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06.: Arab Desire for Democracy

04 min 29 sec

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07.: Broad Support for Democracy

03 min 12 sec

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08.: Arab World Lag

05 min 38 sec

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09.: Attitudes Toward America

06 min 52 sec

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10.: Contextual Basics

05 min 06 sec

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11.: Arab World Issues

04 min 43 sec

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12.: Commitment to Democracy

06 min 14 sec

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13.: American Support for Democracy Promotion

06 min 38 sec

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14.: Higher Support for Narrow Policies

03 min 47 sec

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15.: Soft Power Over Hard Power

05 min 50 sec

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16.: Q

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FORA.tv Editors bring you The Big Ideas:

Fares Braizat Modifies Middle East Priorities

03 min 05 sec

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Nader Said: Surveys Find Arabs Endorse Secular Democracy

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David DeBartolo Strategizes for Foreign Policy Rhetoric

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Partner:: Project on Middle East Democracy
Location:: Project on Middle East Democracy
Henry L. Stimson Center
Event Date:: 05.23.08
Speakers:: Andrew Albertson,; Fares Braizat,; David DeBartolo,; Nader Said,; Mark Tessler

Summary: Most Americans and Middle Easterners agree, according to public opinion polls, that democracy can develop in the Middle East and that only peaceful means of supporting democracy are acceptable.

Nevertheless, deep disagreements remain on whether the U.S. should be involved in promoting democracy in the region, and if so, how.

What types of policies and programs do Middle Easterners perceive as permissible and legitimate ways for the U.S. to impact political reform? What actions can the U.S. take to regain credibility on promoting reform in the region?

How do American view the promotion of democracy abroad compared to other policy priorities, especially when groups likely to come to power through democratic means are opposed to most U.S. policies? - Project on Middle East Democracy