Thursday, September 15, 2005

Can Democracy Stop Terrorism? - F. Gregory Gause III

Full version of F. Gregory Gause III article in Foreign Affairs:

"Summary: The Bush administration contends that the push for democracy in the Muslim world will improve U.S. security. But this premise is faulty: there is no evidence that democracy reduces terrorism. Indeed, a democratic Middle East would probably result in Islamist governments unwilling to cooperate with Washington."