| Islamists and the Grave Bell
Gause, F. Gregory III
National Interest, September/October 2009, #103, pp44-55
"Recent elections in Lebanon and the events surrounding the elections in Iran have led many U.S. opinion-makers to argue once again that democracy in the Middle East will lead to the decline of Islamist regimes due to popular opposition. The author notes that if most Arab countries had true democracy, Islamist parties would gain even more ground, in countries with authoritarian regimes that are U.S. allies. He believes that our interests are best served by promoting civil society in those countries whose leadership is resistant to change; the U.S. must walk a fine line between its desire to promote democracy, and its interests that are not always best served by pushing for elections in the Middle East."
Gregory F. III Gause is a Professor of Political Science at the University of Vermont and currently Visiting Professor of International Affairs at Harvard’s Kennedy School of Government.
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