The Federal Budget & Appropriations: Democracy & Human Rights in the Middle East

Thursday, May 21, 2015
10:00 am — 12:00 pm
Russell Senate Office Building, Room 485
2 Constitution Ave. NE
Washington, DC 20002

A light breakfast will be available at 10:00 am.
Due to security procedures at Russell Senate Office Building, guests are asked to add additional time to their travel plans to enter the premises.
 

Heinrich Böll Foundation of North America and POMED are pleased to invite you to attend a public panel discussion to release an annual publication, The Federal Budget and Appropriations for Fiscal Year 2016: Democracy, Governance, and Human Rights in the Middle East. This report, authored by POMED’s Executive Director Stephen McInerney and Advocacy Director Cole Bockenfeld, offers a detailed look at U.S. funding and assistance for democracy and governance in the Middle East, the congressional appropriations process, and implications for U.S. policy in the Middle East during a turbulent time. As the region is mired in multiple conflicts - protracted civil wars in Syria and Libya, the rise of the Islamic State, and surges of conflict and violence in Yemen - why and how should the United States continue to invest in democracy and governance?

This publication focuses on several key questions: How have the Obama administration and Congress responded to dramatic changes in the region since 2011? How have deteriorating political situations and escalating violence affected U.S. policy and funding in the region? How has the United States responded to Tunisia’s relative success in democratization? What are the most significant changes in U.S. funding and appropriations when compared to previous years? And what might we expect from Congress during its ongoing appropriations process?

Join us for a discussion with:

Nazanin Ash
Visiting Policy Fellow, Center for Global Development

Cole Bockenfeld
Advocacy Director, Project on Middle East Democracy (POMED)

Thomas O. Melia
Executive Director, Democracy International

Stephen McInerney
Executive Director, Project on Middle East Democracy (POMED)

As space is limited please register here to attend the event.
 

Copies of the report will be available at the event. Electronic copies will be available on POMED’s website on May 21, 2015.

Please contact Alex Russell at alex.russell@pomed.org with any questions.