U.S. Idealism Meets Reality: Democracy Promotion in the Middle East during the George W. Bush Administration

Dr. Zoé Nautré

doi:10.5771/9783845227160

Summary

Vor dem 11. September 2001 hatte die US-Außenpolitik auf die innere Verfassung der Staaten des Nahen/Mittleren Osten keinen besonderen Einfluss nehmen wollen. Doch der Anschlag auf das World Trade Center hat gezeigt, dass einige dieser Staaten Brutstätten für Terroristen sind und dass die USA es sich sicherheitspolitisch nicht mehr leisten können, über die dortigen innenpolitischen Verhältnisse hinwegzusehen. Als längerfristige politische Strategie kündigte die Bush-Administration daher an, dem Terrorismus vor allem durch die Verbreitung politischer Freiheiten und durch die Demokratisierung einen wichtigen Nährboden entziehen zu wollen.

Die Studie untersucht, wie dieser ambitionierte politische Ansatz in der Praxis implementiert wurde. Im Mittelpunkt der Analyse stehen die Logik, die Annahmen und die Prämissen hinter den Zielen der USA und wie angemessen und praktikabel diese in der arabischen Welt sind.

„A serious, penetrating study grounded in significant primary-source research in Washington and the Middle East, and a searching, balanced analytic approach. The study provides considerable insight into the realities of the Bush push on Middle East democracy both toward the region as a whole and the illuminating case of Morocco.“Thomas Carothers, Carnegie Endowment for International Peace

„Zoé Nautré has written a compelling analysis of the pitfalls of U.S. efforts to promote democratiza–tion in the Middle East. It is crammed with impressive research on what actually happened when the George W. Bush Administration took its zeal for democracy into the Moroccan bazaar. It’s an excellent and highly recommended read.“

Martin Indyk, Vice president and director of Foreign Policy at Brookings Institution

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Bibliographic data

Edition: 1/2010
Copyright year: 2010
ISBN-Print: 978-3-8329-6000-1
ISBN-Online: 978-3-8452-2716-0
Publisher: Nomos, Baden-Baden
Series: DGAP-Schriften zur Internationalen Politik
Language: English
Pages: 216
Product type: Book Titles

Titelei/Inhaltsverzeichnis No access Pages 2 - 10 Zoé Nautré
Introduction No access Pages 11 - 11 Zoé Nautré
Research Question No access Pages 11 - 12 Zoé Nautré
A fundamental change? No access Pages 13 - 16 Zoé Nautré
Methodology No access Pages 17 - 19 Zoé Nautré
Structure No access Pages 20 - 22 Zoé Nautré
1. 1. Zoé Nautré
    1. Confirmation of U. S. values: Idealism No access Zoé Nautré
    2. A realist vision of world order No access Zoé Nautré
    3. Calls for U. S. assertiveness: Neoconservatism No access Zoé Nautré
  2. When idealism and realism converge No access Pages 34 - 36 Zoé Nautré
2. 1. Democracy promotion as a means to fight the root causes of terrorism No access Pages 36 - 41 Zoé Nautré
  2. Policy implementation and practical obstacles No access Pages 41 - 43 Zoé Nautré
  3. Bureaucrats, incentives and structures No access Pages 43 - 45 Zoé Nautré
  4. NGOs and structural challenges No access Pages 45 - 47 Zoé Nautré
3. 1. Lack of definition No access Pages 47 - 49 Zoé Nautré
  2. Expectations of the role of outsiders No access Pages 49 - 51 Zoé Nautré
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    1. Cultural preconditions No access Zoé Nautré
    2. Developmental pre-requisites No access Zoé Nautré
    3. Modernization versus democratization No access Zoé Nautré
    4. Elections No access Zoé Nautré
    5. Civil society No access Zoé Nautré
  4. Repercussions of U. S. policies No access Pages 57 - 58 Zoé Nautré
4. Conclusion No access Pages 58 - 58 Zoé Nautré
1. 1. Issues of concern No access Pages 59 - 61 Zoé Nautré
  2. Focus on Great Powers and traditional security issues No access Pages 61 - 63 Zoé Nautré
  3. The Middle East and democracy promotion No access Pages 63 - 64 Zoé Nautré
  4. Advocating a conventional foreign policy No access Pages 64 - 65 Zoé Nautré
2. 1. Policies towards Great Powers and traditional security issues No access Pages 65 - 68 Zoé Nautré
  2. Policies towards the Middle East No access Pages 68 - 69 Zoé Nautré
3. Conclusion No access Pages 69 - 70 Zoé Nautré
1. 1. Asserting U. S. power No access Pages 71 - 72 Zoé Nautré
  2. A war of values No access Pages 72 - 74 Zoé Nautré
  3. Retaliation No access Pages 74 - 76 Zoé Nautré
  4. The way foreign policy was conducted No access Pages 76 - 77 Zoé Nautré
  5. Providing an intellectual framework No access Pages 77 - 79 Zoé Nautré
2. 1. Self-reflection-why do they hate us? No access Pages 79 - 81 Zoé Nautré
  2. Support for authoritarian states reconsidered No access Pages 81 - 82 Zoé Nautré
  3. Democracy as a means to an end No access Pages 82 - 84 Zoé Nautré
  4. Supporting evidence for democracy promotion No access Pages 84 - 87 Zoé Nautré
  5. Re-orientation of foreign policy No access Pages 87 - 88 Zoé Nautré
3. Conclusion No access Pages 88 - 88 Zoé Nautré
1. 1. Diplomatic pressure No access Pages 89 - 91 Zoé Nautré
  2. Increase in funding at the State Department and USAID No access Pages 91 - 94 Zoé Nautré
  3. Middle East Partnership Initiative (MEPI) No access Pages 94 - 96 Zoé Nautré
  4. Middle East Free Trade Area (MEFTA) No access Pages 96 - 97 Zoé Nautré
  5. Broader Middle East and North Africa Initiative (BMENA) No access Pages 97 - 98 Zoé Nautré
  6. Millennium Challenge Corporation (MCC) No access Pages 98 - 99 Zoé Nautré
  7. Support for NGOs No access Pages 99 - 100 Zoé Nautré
2. 1. Diplomatic pressure No access Pages 100 - 101 Zoé Nautré
  2. Increase in funding at the State Department and USAID No access Pages 101 - 103 Zoé Nautré
  3. Middle East Partnership Initiative (MEPI) No access Pages 103 - 104 Zoé Nautré
  4. Middle East Free Trade Area (MEFTA) No access Pages 104 - 105 Zoé Nautré
  5. Broader Middle East and North Africa Initiative (BMENA) No access Pages 105 - 106 Zoé Nautré
  6. Millennium Challenge Corporation (MCC) No access Pages 106 - 106 Zoé Nautré
  7. Support for NGOs No access Pages 106 - 108 Zoé Nautré
3. Conclusion No access Pages 108 - 110 Zoé Nautré
1. At the periphery of U. S. interests No access Pages 111 - 112 Zoé Nautré
2. 1. U. S. Idealism and competing interests No access Pages 112 - 113 Zoé Nautré
  2. Contested development theories No access Pages 113 - 114 Zoé Nautré
  3. Implementation of new rationale No access Pages 114 - 115 Zoé Nautré
  4. Diplomatic pressure No access Pages 115 - 115 Zoé Nautré
  5. Increase in funding at the State Department and USAID No access Pages 115 - 118 Zoé Nautré
  6. Middle East Partnership Initiative (MEPI) No access Pages 118 - 119 Zoé Nautré
  7. Middle East Free Trade Area (MEFTA) No access Pages 119 - 119 Zoé Nautré
  8. Broader Middle East and North Africa Initiative (BMENA) No access Pages 119 - 120 Zoé Nautré
  9. Millennium Challenge Corporation (MCC) No access Pages 120 - 120 Zoé Nautré
  10. Support for NGOs No access Pages 120 - 121 Zoé Nautré
  11. Additional measures & bilateral relations No access Pages 121 - 123 Zoé Nautré
3. 1. Legitimacy of the King No access Pages 123 - 125 Zoé Nautré
  2. Monopoly over the reform discourse No access Pages 125 - 127 Zoé Nautré
  3. Conservatism and tolerance No access Pages 127 - 128 Zoé Nautré
  4. Weak political opposition No access Pages 128 - 131 Zoé Nautré
  5. Marginalization No access Pages 131 - 133 Zoé Nautré
4. Conclusion No access Pages 133 - 134 Zoé Nautré
1. 1. U. S. exceptionalism No access Pages 135 - 137 Zoé Nautré
  2. When idealism and realism merge No access Pages 137 - 141 Zoé Nautré
2. 1. U. S. exceptionalism No access Pages 141 - 142 Zoé Nautré
  2. When idealism and realism merge No access Pages 142 - 143 Zoé Nautré
3. 1. Democracy promotion as a means to fight the root causes of terrorism No access Pages 143 - 145 Zoé Nautré
  2. Policy implementation and practical obstacles No access Pages 145 - 149 Zoé Nautré
  3. NGOs and structural challenges No access Pages 149 - 150 Zoé Nautré
4. 1. Democracy promotion as a means to fight the root causes of terrorism No access Pages 150 - 152 Zoé Nautré
  2. Policy implementation and practical obstacles No access Pages 152 - 154 Zoé Nautré
  3. Bureaucrats, incentives and structures No access Pages 154 - 156 Zoé Nautré
  4. NGOs and structural challenges No access Pages 156 - 158 Zoé Nautré
5. 1. Expectations of the role of outsiders No access Pages 158 - 160 Zoé Nautré
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    1. Elections No access Zoé Nautré
    2. Civil society No access Zoé Nautré
    3. Modernization versus democratization No access Zoé Nautré
    4. Developmental pre-requisites No access Zoé Nautré
    5. Repercussions of U. S. policies No access Zoé Nautré
6. 1. Expectation of the role of outsiders No access Pages 172 - 173 Zoé Nautré
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    1. Elections No access Zoé Nautré
    2. Civil society No access Zoé Nautré
    3. Modernization versus democratization No access Zoé Nautré
    4. Developmental pre-requisites No access Zoé Nautré
    5. Repercussions of U. S. policies No access Zoé Nautré
7. Conclusion No access Pages 181 - 182 Zoé Nautré
1. A fundamental change? No access Pages 183 - 185 Zoé Nautré
2. Obstacles to poicy implementation No access Pages 185 - 188 Zoé Nautré
3. Outlook No access Pages 188 - 192 Zoé Nautré
Appendices No access Pages 193 - 198 Zoé Nautré
Bibliography No access Pages 199 - 216 Zoé Nautré