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CLIME Staff
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Samer Libdeh
, CLIME
Samer Libdeh is a Jordanian journalist and a researcher with a focus on Democracy Promotion in Jordan and the Arab World at large. Before joining CLIME, he was a Visiting Fellow at the Washington Institute for Near East Policy and the American Political Science Association Congressional Fellowship Program – where he worked as a Legislative Fellow for the US House of Representatives International Relations Committee for Congressman Joseph Crowley (D-NY).
Previously, he initiated a number of European sponsored Arab-Israeli peace-building projects with a focus on peace-journalism and democracy education for young Jordanians, Palestinians and Israelis. In addition, he was a Foreign Desk Editor for Alaswaq Business Daily in Jordan until 2001. His articles have appeared in number of Middle Eastern newspapers, including Jerusalem Post, Daily Star and Jordan Times. He speaks Arabic and English.
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Samer Libdeh
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Samer Libdeh is a Jordanian journalist and a researcher with a focus on Democracy Promotion in Jordan and the Arab World at large. Before joining CLIME, he was a Visiting Fellow at the Washington Institute for Near East Policy and the American Political Science Association Congressional Fellowship Program – where he worked as a Legislative Fellow for the US House of Representatives International Relations Committee for Congressman Joseph Crowley (D-NY).
Previously, he initiated a number of European sponsored Arab-Israeli peace-building projects with a focus on peace-journalism and democracy education for young Jordanians, Palestinians and Israelis. In addition, he was a Foreign Desk Editor for Alaswaq Business Daily in Jordan until 2001. His articles have appeared in number of Middle Eastern newspapers, including Jerusalem Post, Daily Star and Jordan Times. He speaks Arabic and English. |
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Jordan's Municipal Elections
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The Jordanian government has long stressed its commitment to political reform, modernization and liberalization. While the municipal elections revealed visible gaps in this process, these and upcoming legislative elections do offer the potential to bring about better governance and increased citizen participation in political life.
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Fine Tuning America's Democratization Policy Towards Jordan
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The idealistic goal of democracy promotion has often been stymied by other strategic interests, such as the desire to maintain good relations with friendly autocratic regimes in the region that provide the United States with valuable cooperation in the war on terror, and help mediate the ongoing Palestinian-Israeli conflict.
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