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The next democracy debate in the Middle East
The next democracy debate in the Middle East
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45 minutes
Released:
Mar 12, 2019
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Podcast episode
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The Arab Spring movements that started in 2010 and 2011 across North Africa and the Middle East sparked a new debate on the future of democracy in the region. Yet in the years since, the region has seen a return to civil war and proxy warfare, most violently in Syria. The Arab world is still searching for a new democratic narrative as it navigates economic downturns, crackdowns, and the occasional possible bright spots, including a nascent democracy in Tunisia. What will the be the next debate on democracy in the region? And what are opportunities for improving good governance? In this third episode of a four-part podcast series from the Democracy and Disorder Project at Brookings, host Torrey Taussig talks with Salam Fayyad—former prime minister of the Palestinian Authority (2007-13) and a distinguished fellow at Brookings—and Sharan Grewal, a post-doctoral fellow in the Center for Middle East Policy at Brookings, about these and related issues. Subscribe to Brookings podcasts here or on iTunes, send feedback email to BCP@Brookings.edu, and follow us and tweet us at @policypodcasts on Twitter. The Brookings Cafeteria is part of the Brookings Podcast Network.
Released:
Mar 12, 2019
Format:
Podcast episode
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