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100			_aAbrams, Elliott
245			_aRealism and democracy _b: American foreign policy after the Arab spring
260			_aNew York _bCambridge _c2017
300			_axvii, 295p.
520			_aAmerica is turning away from support for democrats in Arab countries in favor of "pragmatic" deals with tyrants to defeat violent Islamist extremism. For too many policy makers, Arab democracy is seen as a dangerous luxury. In Democracy and Realism, Elliott Abrams marshals four decades of experience as an American official and leading Middle East expert to show that deals with tyrants will not work. Islamism is an idea that can only be defeated by a better idea: democracy. Through a careful analysis of America's record of democracy promotion in the region and beyond, from the Cold War to the Obama years, Abrams proves that repression helps Islamists beat democrats, while political openings offer moderates and liberals a chance. This book makes a powerful argument for an American foreign policy that combines practical politics and idealism and refuses to abandon those struggling for democracy and human rights in the Arab world
650			_aInternational Relation _vArab Spring, 2010 _vPolitics and government _vDemocratization--Government policy _vDiplomatic relations _zArab countries _zUnited States
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