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Powell on Democracy in the Muslim World


(Washington Institute for Near East Policy) Robert Satloff - On December 12, Secretary of State Colin Powell unveiled the new Middle East Partnership Initiative (MEPI) - a promising set of small-scale, big-bang-for-the-buck, incubator-style projects targeted at critical groups (women, youth, educators) that deserve attention and support. Yet there were a series of political messages within the speech suggesting that the active promotion of democratic change in Muslim countries, especially U.S. allies in the Arab world, may not be such a priority after all.
2002-12-26 00:00:00
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