Published Articles

The following articles have been published by POMED staff.

The Obama Administration’s Quiet Approach to Reform in the Arab world
By Andrew Albertson
Arab Reform Bulletin, December 8, 2010

It’s not just the AKP
By Daphne McCurdy
openDemocracy, October 28, 2010

Obama dismays Egypt’s reform advocates
By Stephen McInerney
The Daily Star, Monday, April 19, 2010

Shifts in U.S. Assistance to Egypt Alarm Democracy Advocates
By Stephen McInerney
Arab Reform Bulletin, April 7, 2010

A Human Rights Lever for Iran
By Andrew Albertson and Ali G. Scotten
The Washington Post, Wednesday, September 30, 2009

Has the US turned its back on democracy?
By Stephen McInerney
The Daily Star, Monday, September 28, 2009

Don’t Give Up on Egypt
Andrew Albertson and Stephen McInerney
Foreign Policy, June 2009

Democracy’s Time: A Reply to Tarek Osman
Shadi Hamid
OpenDemocracy.net, April 6, 2009

Democracy Promotion in the Aftermath of Iraq
Shadi Hamid
World Politics Review, March 16, 2009

Iraq Provincial Elections a Beginning, Not an End
Shadi Hamid
World Politics Review, February 4, 2009

In Search of a Lasting Legacy
Shadi Hamid
The National, December 20, 2008

Modern Politics or the Politics of Modernity?
James Liddell
Arab Reform Bulletin, December 2008

Resolving America’s Islamist Dilemma: Lessons from South and Southeast Asia
Shadi Hamid
The Century Foundation

Necessary Risks: How a New U.S. Administration Can Finally Give Us the Middle East Policy We Need
Shadi Hamid
Progressive Policy Institute, October 2008

Jordan: Fair Winds for the Brotherhood
Shadi Hamid
Arab Reform Bulletin, October 2008

Ideology and Pragmatism in Turkish Foreign Policy: From Ataturk to the AKP
Nicholas Danforth
Turkish Policy Quarterly, Fall 2008

Turkey’s Dangerous Message to the Muslim World
Alex Taurel and Shadi Hamid
The Christian Science Monitor, July 24, 2008

The Bush Administration’s Budget and Democracy in the Arab World
Stephen McInerney
Arab Reform Bulletin, April 2008

Speech Translation
Shadi Hamid
The Washington Post, March 22, 2008

Beirut Is Not Tehran
Andrew Exum and Stephen McInerney
The Washington Post, November 23, 2007

It’s the Politics, Stupid
Shadi Hamid and Stephen McInerney
The New Republic, November 6, 2007

The Myth of Moroccan Democracy
Shadi Hamid and Jeb Koogler
The American Prospect, September 20, 2007

Parting the Veil (pdf )
Shadi Hamid
Democracy: A Journal of Ideas, Summer 2007

Engaging Political Islam to Promote Democracy
Shadi Hamid
Progressive Policy Institute, June 2007

Aiding and Abetting Egyptian Repression
Shadi Hamid
The American Prospect, June 6, 2007

Jordan: Attention Turns to Electoral Law
David DeBartolo
Arab Reform Bulletin, April 2007

Reform, Another Casualty of Iraq
David DeBartolo
The Jordan Times, November 7, 2006

Vision Gap, Part II
Shadi Hamid
The American Prospect, August 24, 2006

Vision Gap, Part I
Shadi Hamid
The American Prospect, August 23, 2006

The Path to War with Iran
Shadi Hamid
TomPaine, May 9, 2006

Wielding Aid Against Democracy
David DeBartolo
The Harvard Crimson, April 6, 2006

Propaganda’s Hidden Cost
David DeBartolo
The Harvard Crimson, January 12, 2006

Time to Take a Stand on Egypt’s Democracy
Shadi Hamid
The Daily Star, January 3, 2006

London Attacks: Turning Point for US Islamic Community
Shadi Hamid
The Christian Science Monitor, July 28, 2005

Jordan: Democracy at a Dead End
Shadi Hamid
Arab Reform Bulletin, May 2005

Degrees of Freedom
Rashad Mahmood and Nora Achrati
The Hoya, March 22, 2005

A Democratic Moment
Shadi Hamid
The Jerusalem Post, February 1, 2005

Shadi Hamid, POMED’s director of research, is a contributor to Democracy Arsenal, the National Security Network’s foreign affairs blog. A list of his posts can be found here.