Flynt Leverett

Senior Fellow and Director of the Geopolitics of Energy Initiative of the American Strategy Program at the New America Foundation

Flynt has served as senior director for Middle East affairs at the National Security Council, a Middle East expert on the secretary of state’s policy planning staff, and a senior analyst at the CIA.

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Spreading Democracy in the Middle East is a Bad Idea

With Liz Cheney, Flynt Leverett, Danielle Pletka, Natan Sharansky, Dimitri K. Simes, Shibley Telhami

September 18, 2007

One of the key justifications for the invasion of Iraq was spreading democracy in the Middle East. Proponents of democratization argue that the United States has a moral responsibility to empower those seeking freedom around the world, while others question the legitimacy of a governance structure imposed by outsiders. Is spreading democracy in the Middle East a bad idea?

Spreading Democracy in the Middle East is a Bad Idea

With Liz Cheney, Flynt Leverett, Danielle Pletka, Natan Sharansky, Dimitri K. Simes, Shibley Telhami

September 18, 2007

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