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This document is page 31 of a transcript (stamped HOUSE_OVERSIGHT_031906) featuring a dialogue between Shaffer and Fukuyama. They discuss US strategies for promoting democracy in the Middle East following the Arab Spring, specifically referencing the work of the National Democratic Institute and International Republican Institute in Tunisia, Egypt, and Libya. Fukuyama analyzes the influence of American hegemony on the spread of liberal democracy and the challenges of competing with the Muslim Brotherhood in upcoming elections.
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| National Democratic Institute |
Mentioned by Fukuyama as operating in Tunisia, Egypt, and Libya.
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| International Republican Institute |
Mentioned by Fukuyama as operating in Tunisia, Egypt, and Libya.
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| Muslim Brotherhood |
Mentioned as a group the US wants to provide alternatives to in elections.
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| House Oversight Committee |
Implied by the Bates stamp 'HOUSE_OVERSIGHT'.
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Discussed as a location for NGO activity and upcoming elections.
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Discussed as a location for NGO activity and upcoming elections.
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Discussed as a location for NGO activity.
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Referred to as 'The U.S.' regarding its role in world order.
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"That was a mistake, because it kind of undermined the notion of democracy promotion, simply because it was connected to a very unpopular intervention."Source
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"As we move toward votes in Tunisia and Egypt we want to have some alternative to the Muslim Brotherhood and the military."Source
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"Is the spread of liberal democracy dependent upon persisting American hegemony?"Source
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"The U.S. obviously plays a big role in maintaining a liberal, open world order, through its alliances and the influence it projects."Source
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afterthought, and that’s what stuck in people’s minds. That was a
mistake, because it kind of undermined the notion of democracy
promotion, simply because it was connected to a very unpopular
intervention.
mistake, because it kind of undermined the notion of democracy
promotion, simply because it was connected to a very unpopular
intervention.
SHAFFER: Taking lessons from that, what can we do to promote
democracy in the aftermath of the “Arab Spring”?
democracy in the aftermath of the “Arab Spring”?
FUKUYAMA: We already are doing a lot. We’ve got organizations
like the National Democratic Institute, or the International
Republican Institute, that are all over Tunisia and Egypt and Libya,
and other places, trying to help them organize political parties, trade
unions, civil-society organizations, that hopefully will allow the more
Western-oriented democrats in those Arab countries to actually
contest in the elections. As we move toward votes in Tunisia and
Egypt we want to have some alternative to the Muslim Brotherhood
and the military. So we’re giving them that kind of assistance right
now. That’s difficult, because they haven’t had experience with
democracy previously.
like the National Democratic Institute, or the International
Republican Institute, that are all over Tunisia and Egypt and Libya,
and other places, trying to help them organize political parties, trade
unions, civil-society organizations, that hopefully will allow the more
Western-oriented democrats in those Arab countries to actually
contest in the elections. As we move toward votes in Tunisia and
Egypt we want to have some alternative to the Muslim Brotherhood
and the military. So we’re giving them that kind of assistance right
now. That’s difficult, because they haven’t had experience with
democracy previously.
It’s a long-term struggle, and I think we’ll be disappointed in the
short run. I don’t think the more pro-Western forces are the ones that
will end up on top in the short-run. But we’ve got to start somewhere.
short run. I don’t think the more pro-Western forces are the ones that
will end up on top in the short-run. But we’ve got to start somewhere.
SHAFFER: Is the spread of liberal democracy dependent upon
persisting American hegemony?
persisting American hegemony?
FUKUYAMA: It’s been helpful. The U.S. obviously plays a big role
in maintaining a liberal, open world order, through its alliances and
the influence it projects. And American ideas have been very
dominant in the world especially in the last two decades. A lot of that
is shifting now because of the rise of other powers and other ideas.
in maintaining a liberal, open world order, through its alliances and
the influence it projects. And American ideas have been very
dominant in the world especially in the last two decades. A lot of that
is shifting now because of the rise of other powers and other ideas.
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