POMED hosts monthly events in various venues around Washington, DC, covering a wide range of topics related to U.S. support for democracy in the Middle East. The Washington Dialogue Events series seeks to promote dialogue and build consensus among the Washington policymaking community about how genuine democracies can develop in the Middle East and how the U.S. can best support that process.

Recent Events

Middle East Reform: Recommendations from the Region

Turkey’s Political Crisis: Implications for the Middle East

Past Events

What Women Want: Voices from the Middle East

Perceptions of U.S. Democracy Promotion: American and Middle Eastern Views

Fiscal Year 2009 Appropriations and Democracy, Governance, and Human Rights in the Middle East

Religious Freedom and Democratization in the Middle East: Links and Challenges

From the Ground Up: Assessing Efforts to Promote Local Democratic Development in Iraq

The State of Reform: Human Rights, Democratic Development and Individual Freedoms in Saudi Arabia and the Arab Gulf States

Islamist Political Participation and Democratic Development: The Cases of Turkey and Morocco

“Bringing the World Home” Conferences 2007

The Muslim Brotherhood and the Egyptian Regime: Towards Confrontation?

Sectarianism or Civil Rights: Reform in the Gulf

Defining Democracy: Contested Visions of Governance in the Middle East

Counting Votes: U.S. Policy and Middle East Elections

Democracy, Self Interest and Ideology: A discussion of U.S. Policy Towards Political Islam

Developing Democracy: America’s Involvement in Iraq’s Constitution

Political Reform in Egypt: Is ‘Kifaya’ Really Enough?

U.S. - Libya Relations: Beyond Silence