06 / 11 / 2009 / Alexander Way
Tom Carothers in Brussels
Tom Carothers, vice president for studies at the Carnegie Endowment for
International Peace and one of the world's leading opinion-formers in
the field of democracy support, visited Brussels this week to deliver a
special lecture on 'Democracy and Human Rights Promotion under Obama:
the Complexities of Reengagement' and, to our delight, included a visit to the EPD's
headquarters. The lecture followed an article Mr Carothers wrote
earlier this year in the Journal of Democracy (January, vol.20, no.1)
entitled 'Democracy Assistance: Political vs. Developmental' in which
he tackled head-on the perceived differences in approach to supporting
democracy between European actors and the USA. Mr Carothers' latest
work looks at the future of USAID's provision of democracy assistance
and can be found here at the Carnegie website.