US democracy promotion in the Arab world : beyond interests vs. ideals / Mieczysław P. Boduszyński.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Boduszyński, Mieczysław P., 1974- author.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Democratization--Government policy--United States.

Democratization.

Democratization--Arab countries.

United States--Foreign relations--Arab countries.

United States.

Arab countries--Foreign relations--United States.

Arab countries.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (255 pages)

Other Title:

U.S. democracy promotion in the Arab world

United States democracy promotion in the Arab world

Place of Publication:

Boulder, Colorado ; London : Lynne Rienner Publishers, [2019]

Summary:

Whether democracy promotion should play a role in US foreign policy continues to be a subject of considerable debate, perhaps nowhere more than with regard to the Arab World. But looking beyond the "whether," what explains why, where, and how the United States promotes democracy? What caused the shift from the Obama administration's support of the Arab Spring protests in 2011 to its retreat from democracy promotion only two years later? What explains the Trump administration’s focus on relationships with autocrats? In the context of these questions, Mieczysław Boduszyński explores the tensions between interests and ideals in US foreign policy and the possibilities and limits of US democracy promotion in a region where Washington has often supported autocracy over freedom.

Contents:

Frontmatter

Contents

Preface

Acknowledgments

1 US Democracy Promotion in the Arab World

2 On Democracy Promotion

3 Individuals

4 Institutions

5 Challengers

6 Trump and the Demise of US Democracy Promotion

Appendix: Foreign Policy Institutions and Their Stake in Democracy Promotion

References

Index

About the Book

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Description based on print version record.

ISBN:

1-62637-831-2

OCLC:

1312726236