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Rather than impose democracy on the Arab world, the United States seeks to support the building blocks for political and economic reform that already exist throughout the region. But as the first installment in AEI’s Dissent and Reform in the Arab World conference series has shown, the brave and bright reformers at the heart of democratic change have little political space with which to work and grow.

On January 13, participants from Tunisia, Libya, and Yemen detailed the extensive repressive measures used to stifle democracy in their countries, and offered concrete suggestions for reform. Please join AEI on March 31 for the second installment of the Dissent and Reform series. Participants from Iraq, Syria, Lebanon, Jordan, and Palestine will shine a spotlight on reform at home and support from abroad, addressing such challenges as a Hamas-elected government in Palestine, religious conflict in Iraq, and Hezbollah’s threat to Lebanon.