51 min
Shadi Hamid on Democracy, Liberalism, and the Middle East Democracy Paradox
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Autocracy as we understand it today is a modern creation. I think there we see very few successful examples of modern autocracies that are able to sustain themselves.
Shadi Hamid
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Shadi Hamid is a columnist and member of the Editorial Board at The Washington Post. He is also a research professor of Islamic studies at Fuller Seminary and the co-host of the podcast Wisdom of Crowds. His most recent book is The Problem of Democracy: America, the Middle East, and the Rise and Fall of an Idea.
Key Highlights
Introduction - 0:32The Problem of Democracy - 2:25Islamism - 5:51Turkey - 22:47Autocratic Rulers - 32:20Key Links
The Problem of Democracy: America, the Middle East, and the Rise and Fall of an Idea by Shadi Hamid
Follow Shadi Hamid on Twitter @shadihamid
Wisdom of Crowds
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Steven Simon on American Foreign Policy in the Middle East including Iran and the Wars in Iraq
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Autocracy as we understand it today is a modern creation. I think there we see very few successful examples of modern autocracies that are able to sustain themselves.
Shadi Hamid
Access Bonus Episodes on Patreon
Make a one-time Donation to Democracy Paradox.
A full transcript is available at www.democracyparadox.com.
Shadi Hamid is a columnist and member of the Editorial Board at The Washington Post. He is also a research professor of Islamic studies at Fuller Seminary and the co-host of the podcast Wisdom of Crowds. His most recent book is The Problem of Democracy: America, the Middle East, and the Rise and Fall of an Idea.
Key Highlights
Introduction - 0:32The Problem of Democracy - 2:25Islamism - 5:51Turkey - 22:47Autocratic Rulers - 32:20Key Links
The Problem of Democracy: America, the Middle East, and the Rise and Fall of an Idea by Shadi Hamid
Follow Shadi Hamid on Twitter @shadihamid
Wisdom of Crowds
Democracy Paradox Podcast
Robert Kaplan on the Politics of the Past and Future of the Greater Middle East
Steven Simon on American Foreign Policy in the Middle East including Iran and the Wars in Iraq
More Episodes from the Podcast
More Information
Apes of the State created all Music
Email the show at jkempf@democracyparadox.com
Follow on Twitter @DemParadox, Facebook, Instagram @democracyparadoxpodcast
100 Books on Democracy
Learn more about the Kellogg Institute for International Studies at https://kellogg.nd.edu/
Support the Show.
51 min