Most recent articles by Paul Salem
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Democratisation Processes in Historic Comparison
Arab Nations Are No Longer Onlookers
In the view of Paul Salem, Director of the Carnegie Middle East Center in Beirut, Arab nations are assuming a leading role in the promotion of democratisation. They are no longer, as has been the case in past decades, just looking on from afar
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Islamist Protests in Cairo Question Fate of Arab Spring
Consolidating Egyptian Democracy
Paul Salem writes that there is no consensus about the Arab Spring's second stage – choosing a new system of government and society – but the only way forward is to move rapidly toward free and fair elections