US and EU Democracy Assistance in the Middle East and North Africa at the Beginning of the 21st Century Cover Image

Stany Zjednoczone i Unia Europejska jako promotorzy reform demokratycznych w państwach Bliskiego Wschodu i Afryki Północnej w pierwszej dekadzie XXI wieku
US and EU Democracy Assistance in the Middle East and North Africa at the Beginning of the 21st Century

Author(s): Rafał Wordliczek
Subject(s): Human Rights and Humanitarian Law, International relations/trade, Comparative politics, EU-Accession / EU-DEvelopment
Published by: Uniwersytet Adama Mickiewicza
Keywords: MENA; United States; European Union; democracy;

Summary/Abstract: MENA is a very important region in US and EU foreign policy. Since the beginning of the 1990s, one of the crucial aspects of political involvement has been promoting democracy in the MENA region. This article presents and compares US and EU programs supporting the efforts to expand democracy in MENA countries. The main US initiatives are the following: United States Agency for International Development (USAID), Human Rights and Democracy Fund, Middle East Partnership Initiative (MEPI), The Greater Middle East Initiative as well as Broader Middle East and North Africa Initiative (BMENAI). The EU’s programmes are: European Initiative for Democracy and Human Rights, Euro- Mediterranean Partnership and European Neighbour Policy. Both actors use similar methods but they have different approaches to achieve the goals of these initiatives.

  • Issue Year: 2017
  • Issue No: 1
  • Page Range: 203-220
  • Page Count: 18
  • Language: Polish