Number: RL33486
Title: U.S. Democracy Promotion Policy in the Middle East: The Islamist Dilemma
Authors: Jeremy M. Sharp, Foreign Affairs, Defense, and Trade Division 
Abstract: This report assesses U.S. policy toward Islamist organizations in the Arab world, specifically those groups that have renounced violence and terrorism. The report analyzes U.S. government attitudes toward Islamist movements and investigates how U.S. democracy promotion policy is applied in three Arab countries with a significant Islamist presence in the political sphere: Morocco, Egypt, and Jordan.
Pages: 28
Date: June 15, 2006