... Middle East to cover Algeria, Bahrain, Egypt, Iran, Iraq, Israel, Jordan, Kuwait, Lebanon, Libya, Mauritania, Morocco, Oman, Qatar and Saudi Arabia. Some discussion may also include Turkey, which is often viewed as a European country. Turkey's role as the base of the Ottoman Empire means it is highly relevant to the contemporary Middle East, especially considering the secularization and democracy that has developed in Turkey since the first reforms of the Young Turks. If we have outlined the Middle East it is necessary to do the same with Western Style democracy. The leading western democracies are all liberal democracies which can be defined by " Constitutional government, a system of checks and balances among major institutions, fair and regular elections, a democratic franchise, a competitive party system, the protection of individual rights and civil liberties and so forth"i It is fair to say the western style democracy does constitute liberal democracy. The latest ...

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