The rise of Islamic movements in the Arab world over the last decade coincided with a move toward democratization throughout the region, yet after hopeful early

Discusses the recent uprisings in the Arab world and offers a historical perspective on the movement, citing the demands for regime change in 1950s and 1960s th

A comprehensive assessment of the origins and staying power of Middle East autocracies, as well as a sober account of the struggles of state reformers and oppos

"In a new Carnegie Paper, Carnegie Endowment experts Brown, Hamzawy, and Ottaway discuss the continuing ambiguity amongst Islamists on fundamental democracy and

Contributors to this book are particularly interested in expanding our understanding of what helps, or hurts, successful democratic transition attempts in count