1. Can Iraq Be Democratic?
- Author:
- Patrick Basham
- Publication Date:
- 01-2004
- Content Type:
- Working Paper
- Institution:
- The Cato Institute
- Abstract:
- Is Iraq capable of moving smoothly from dictatorship to democracy? This paper contends that the White House will be gravely disappointed with the result of its effort to establish a stable liberal democracy in Iraq, or any other nation home to a large population of Muslims or Arabs, at least in the short to medium term.
- Topic:
- Democratization and War
- Political Geography:
- United States, Iraq, and Middle East