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RESEARCH AND COMMENTARY

Save to My PortfolioLiberal Autocracy in Egypt

Khalil Al-Anani, June 24, 2008, Daily News Egypt

Khalil Al-Anani discusses the shift from absolute totalitarianism to a liberal autocracy in Egypt since 2005 and what it means for the country's leaders and citizens. Read More

Middle East, Islamic World, Democracy Promotion

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Save to My PortfolioThe Arab Center: The Promise of Moderation

Monday, June 16, 2008
12:30 PM to 2:00 PM
Washington, DC

Arab moderates who embrace a future of regional peace and democracy appear to be losing ground in today’s Middle East. On June 16, the Saban Center for Middle East Policy at Brookings hosted Marwan Muasher, former foreign minister and deputy prime minister of Jordan and Thomas L. Friedman for a discussion of Muasher's new book, The Arab Center: The Promise of Moderation, and how to make a moderate future more possible in the Middle East. Read More

Middle East, Arab-Israeli Relations, Democracy Promotion, Jordan

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Save to My PortfolioThe Future of Democracy, Human Rights, and Labor Rights in the Gulf

Wednesday, June 11, 2008
6:00 PM to 8:00 PM
Doha, Qatar

Qatar Tribune/Jalal PathiyoorIn the context of the recently released Country Reports on Human Rights Practices for 2007 and the Trafficking in Persons Report 2008 by the United States Department of State, the Brookings Doha Center, a Project of the Saban Center for Middle East Policy at the Brookings Institution, organized a policy discussion with U.S. Deputy Assistant Secretary of State for Democracy, Human Rights, and Labor, Erica Barks-Ruggles, to speak on the subject of human rights in the Gulf. Read More

Middle East, Human Rights, Democracy Promotion, Labor, Persian Gulf

RESEARCH AND COMMENTARY

Save to My PortfolioA League of Democracies: Doomed to Fail?

Ted Piccone and Morton H. Halperin, June 05, 2008, International Herald Tribune

RESEARCH AND COMMENTARY

Save to My PortfolioDemocracy, Not Weapons, Should Drive U.S.-Pakistan Agenda

Bruce Riedel, June 04, 2008, Raleigh News & Observer

RESEARCH AND COMMENTARY

Save to My PortfolioPurposes of a League of Democracies

Ivo H. Daalder, May 29, 2008, Fora.tv

RESEARCH AND COMMENTARY

Save to My PortfolioTurkey's Courts Should Respect the Will of the People

Mark R. Parris, May 17, 2008, Wall Street Journal

PAST EVENT

Save to My PortfolioOil in the Gulf: Expanding Assets, Expanding Influence

Monday, May 12, 2008
12:30 PM to 2:00 PM
Washington, DC

RESEARCH AND COMMENTARY

Save to My PortfolioExpand the U.S. Agenda toward Pakistan

Bruce Riedel, May 06, 2008, Opportunity 08

RESEARCH AND COMMENTARY

Save to My PortfolioFiction Meets Reality in Egypt

Andrew Masloski, May 06, 2008, Common Ground News Service

PAST EVENT

Save to My PortfolioFreedom’s Unsteady March: America’s Role in Building Arab Democracy

Thursday, May 01, 2008
4:00 PM to 5:30 PM
Washington, DC

RESEARCH AND COMMENTARY

Save to My PortfolioBolivar's Ghosts in Latin America

Ted Piccone, Spring 2008, Democracy Journal

RESEARCH AND COMMENTARY

Save to My PortfolioItalian Elections and Silvio Berlusconi

Federiga Bindi, Spring 2008, U.S.-Europe Analysis Series

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Save to My PortfolioWinning the War of Ideas in the Islamic World

Peter W. Singer and Martha Raddatz, April 09, 2008

RESEARCH AND COMMENTARY

Save to My PortfolioEconomic and Political Development Report: Riyadh and Jeddah, Saudi Arabia

Tamara Cofman Wittes and Isobel Coleman, April 2008, The Brookings Institution

RESEARCH AND COMMENTARY

Save to My PortfolioCreating a New Public Diplomacy Cabinet Post

William A. Galston, Spring 2008, Democracy Journal, Issue #8

RESEARCH AND COMMENTARY

Save to My PortfolioSecularism & Theology: Islam & Politics

Tamara Cofman Wittes, March 19, 2008, The Kojo Nnamdi Show

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Featured Experts

Shibley Telhami

Shibley Telhami

Nonresident Senior Fellow, Foreign Policy, Saban Center for Middle East Policy

Shibley Telhami, a nonresident senior fellow in the Saban Center for Middle East Policy, is a former advisor to the U.S. Mission to the United Nations and the Iraq Study Group. He is an expert on U.S. policy in the Middle East, particularly on the role of the news media in shaping political identity and public opinion in the region.
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Tamara Cofman Wittes

Tamara Cofman Wittes

Director, Middle East Democracy and Development Project

An expert on Middle East affairs, Tamara Cofman Wittes focuses on U.S. efforts to promote democracy and the Arab-Israeli peace process. She has directed several Middle East research projects, including the Middle East Democracy and Development Project at the Saban Center for Middle East Policy.
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Ted Piccone

Ted Piccone

Senior Fellow and Deputy Director, Foreign Policy

Ted Piccone is a Senior Fellow and Deputy Director for Foreign Policy at Brookings. Piccone specializes in U.S.-Latin American relations; global democracy and human rights; and multilateral affairs. Piccone serves as an advisor to the Club of Madrid and has served on the National Security Council, at the State Department and Pentagon.
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Research ProjectLatin America Initiative

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ExpertAlice M. Rivlin

Alice Rivlin, the first director of the Congressional Budget Office, is an expert on urban issues as well as fiscal, monetary and social policy. She directs the Greater Washington Research project. 

Policy CenterEngelberg Center for Health Care Reform

The Engelberg Center for Health Care Reform provides practical solutions to achieve high-quality, innovative, affordable health care with particular emphasis on identifying opportunities on the national, state and local levels.

ExpertSuzanne Maloney

Suzanne Maloney studies Iran, the political economy of the Persian Gulf and Middle East energy policy. A former U.S. State Department policy advisor, she has also counseled private companies on Middle East issues.

ExpertMartin Neil Baily

Martin Baily, a former chairman of the Council of Economic Advisers, focuses on issues of globalization, productivity and competitiveness, Social Security reform and U.S. economic policy.

ExpertRebecca Blank

Rebecca Blank is an expert on the interaction between the macroeconomy, government anti-poverty programs, and the behavior and well being of low-income families. She has just been named the Robert V. Kerr senior fellow at Brookings.

Policy CenterWolfensohn Center for Development

The Wolfensohn Center seeks effective solutions to key development challenges in order to create a more prosperous and stable world with a focus on aid effectiveness, early childhood development and Middle East youth.

ExpertDavid B. Sandalow

A former assistant secretary of state and White House staffer, Sandalow is author of "Freedom from Oil" and an expert on energy policy and global warming.

ExpertWilliam Galston

Bill Galston, the Ezra K. Zilkha Chair in Governance Studies, is an expert on domestic policy, political campaigns and elections. His research focuses on designing a new social contract and the implications of political polarization.

ExpertWarwick J. McKibbin

An international economics expert based in Australia, Warwick McKibbin focuses his research on global climate change; the emergence of China and India into the world economy; and global economic modeling.

Research ProjectManaging Global Insecurity

MGI provides recommendations to the next U.S. president, the UN and key international partners to launch a strategic effort to build global partnerships and international institutions to meet twenty-first century trans-border challenges.

ExpertHugh B. Price

Former president and chief executive officer of the National Urban League, Hugh Price is an expert on education, civil rights, equal opportunity and criminal justice. His 40-year career spans journalism, philanthropy, the law, and social advocacy.

ExpertSarah A. Binder

Sarah Binder is an expert on Congress and legislative politics.  Her current projects focus on the politics of federal judicial selection and the consequences of partisan polarization.

ProgramGovernance Studies

Governance Studies explores political institutions of the United States and other democracies to assess how they govern, how their practices compare and how citizens and public servants can advance sound governance.

ExpertBenjamin Wittes

Benjamin Wittes, a New Republic online columnist, focuses on the Supreme Court; judicial nominations and confirmations; and legal issues surrounding the war on terrorism.

ExpertBruce Katz

Bruce Katz, vice president and founding director of the Metropolitan Policy Program, regularly advises national, state, regional and municipal leaders on policy reforms that advance the competitiveness of metropolitan areas.