George W. Bush and Barack Obama’s Policies Towards the ‘New Middle East’: Promoting Democracy or Destroying Social Peace?
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2021
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Algerian Review of Security and Development
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The strategy that came to be largely associated with the invasion of Iraq, by
overthrowing Saddam’s regime would precipitate domino democratization
throughout the Middle East, has been plagued into a disaster of destruction. This
article aims to analyze Bush’s policy with regard to state-building efforts in the
region, and the extent to which his administration is committed itself to promote
democracy or destroy social peace of the Arab nations. The study also brings into
focus Obama’s policy to a set of challenges following the emergence of ISIS and the
Arab uprisings. It is concluded that Bush’s neoconservative government and
Obama’s administration have failed at promoting democracy in the Middle East.