The Struggle for Democracy in Iraq: What are the Lessons for American Foreign Policy?
Larry Diamond, who served in Baghdad with the Coalition Provisional Authority and has recently authored Squandered Victory: The American Occupation and the Bungled Effort to Bring Democracy to Iraq, joined a panel of experts to discuss U.S. efforts to promote democracy in Iraq and the wider implications for American foreign policy in the Arab world.
Panelists discussed such questions as:
- As the process to form a government and draft a constitution unfolds in Iraq, how can the balance of powers necessary to a sustainable democracy be achieved? What role will the U.S. play in facilitating such an outcome without exerting undue influence?
- How will the U.S. experience in Iraq shape American foreign policy and the imperative to democratize?
- What are the prospects for political change and democratization in other countries in the Arab world?
Speakers
- Larry Diamond, Senior Fellow, Hoover Institution
- Frederick Barton, Senior Advisor and Co-Director, Post-Conflict Reconstruction Project, Center for Strategic and International Studies
- Daniel Brumberg, Special Advisor, Muslim World Initiative, U.S. Institute of Peace
- Lawrence Kaplan, Senior Editor, The New Republic
- Dan Senor, Former Chief Spokesman and Senior Advisor, Coalition Provisional Authority
- Daniel Serwer, Vice President and Director, Peace and Stability Operations, U.S. Institute of Peace, Moderator
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