“The Greater Middle East Reform”has always been a heatedly debated issue in the international community.Although the Arab-Islamic countries have aspired for reform toward modernization,their religious beliefs and na...“The Greater Middle East Reform”has always been a heatedly debated issue in the international community.Although the Arab-Islamic countries have aspired for reform toward modernization,their religious beliefs and nationalism have kept playing an essential role in shaping their political life.Therefore,they feel it hard to adopt the democratic system as the U.S.expects.This article analyzes the Arab-Islamic countries’perceptions on and reactions to the U.S.’s democratic transformation in the Middle East.This article also aims to draw Chinese scholars’attention to the Islamic culture as a key factor of regional diplomacy in the Middle East.展开更多
文摘“The Greater Middle East Reform”has always been a heatedly debated issue in the international community.Although the Arab-Islamic countries have aspired for reform toward modernization,their religious beliefs and nationalism have kept playing an essential role in shaping their political life.Therefore,they feel it hard to adopt the democratic system as the U.S.expects.This article analyzes the Arab-Islamic countries’perceptions on and reactions to the U.S.’s democratic transformation in the Middle East.This article also aims to draw Chinese scholars’attention to the Islamic culture as a key factor of regional diplomacy in the Middle East.