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Record Nr.

UNINA9910793768103321

Autore

Boduszyński Mieczysław P. <1974->

Titolo

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

Pubbl/distr/stampa

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

©2019

ISBN

1-62637-831-2

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (255 pages)

Disciplina

327.11

Soggetti

Democratization - Government policy - United States

Democratization - Arab countries

United States Foreign relations Arab countries

Arab countries Foreign relations United States

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Nota di contenuto

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

Sommario/riassunto

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.