Category Archives: Middle East democracy

Tocqueville of Arabia

Posted on April 27, 2011 by Administrator

Sarah Hong writes in the Jerusalem Post that America, and the West, should consider the wisdom of Tocqueville when making policy towards the Middle East. (“Another Tack: De Tocqueville in Harvard.”) She infers, because Tocqueville did praise the experience of … Continue reading →

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Tocqueville and populist foreign policy

Posted on October 8, 2010 by Administrator

In his unappreciated classic, Souvenirs, Alexis de Tocqueville recounts a correspondence he had (as Foreign Minister) with his Ambassador to Britain. Tocqueville had asked for the likely outcome of a public policy dispute in Britain concerning the handling of certain … Continue reading →

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