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Wed. Sep. 28, 2005

Politics in depth > The Americas > Politics & Economy

Point/Counterpoint

US, Democracy, and the Middle East *

In the context of IslamOnline.net’s coverage of the issue of the US role in Middle East reform, we sponsored a debate between James Phillips, a research fellow at the Heritage Foundation, and Ramzy Baroud, a veteran Arab-American journalist and the editor in chief of the Palestine Chronicle.

What do you think of this dialogue? Which argument do you support? E-mail us your comments: mideast@islamonline.net

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Middle East Reform: A US Forward Strategy (By James Phillips)

After decades of playing a cautious role as a status quo power in the Middle East, the US has become an active force for democratic reform in the region... More>>

Baroud’s Response: War Fibs Revisited

It’s disquieting to see how Phillips continues to reiterate the same outdated banter of virtuous wars that are saving lives and inspiring change... More>>

Managed Democracy: Bush’s New Pretense (By Ramzy Baroud)

Egypt’s election was a sideshow for a botched American foreign policy in the Middle East, culminated with the utter failure of subduing Iraq militarily... More>>

Phillips’ Response: “No Good Deed Goes Unpunished”

Ramzy Baroud’s criticism of US policy in support of democracy in the Middle East illustrates Clare Boothe Luce’s saying that “No good deed goes unpunished.” More>>

James Phillips currently serves on the Board of Editors of the Middle East Quarterly. A former research fellow at the Congressional Research Service and the East-West Center, Mr. Phillips earned his BA from Brown University and his MA and MALD in International Security Studies from the Fletcher School of Law and Diplomacy at Tufts University. (Click here for more information about James Phillips.)

Ramzy Baroud is a veteran Arab-American journalist and the editor in chief of the Palestine Chronicle. He currently teaches mass communication at Australia’s Curtin University of Technology, Malaysia Campus. Baroud is also former head of Aljazeera.net English’s Research and Studies department. His forthcoming book is Writings on the Second Palestinian Uprising: A Chronicle of a People’s Struggle (Pluto Press, London).

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