Zakaria: Post-Communist lessons for the new Middle East
Reblogged from Global Public Square:
By Fareed Zakaria, CNN As Egypt, Tunisia, and Libya transition from dictatorship to democracy, you’d think they’d look to America as a model for their new governments. But they don’t. America is still too controversial in the Arab world. Instead, many of the countries transformed by the Arab Spring are looking in a surprising place for inspiration. Where is this new city on a hill? …
Poland becomes an inspiration for new democracies in the Middle East. Fareed Zakaria explained why in last week’s GPS.

