The tremendous levels of support given to Middle East autocracies have been predicated on the false notion that these partnerships are inherently necessary for the advancement of American interests. Support for Middle Eastern autocracies does violence to American interests, in addition to American values. In the Middle East, U.S. interests and values do not conflict. But bringing them into harmony will require dramatic change. The myth of authoritarian stability is inherently flawed. Washington should tear up the blank checks it has written to these autocrats, bringing support for their regimes to a decisive end
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"December 20, 2022."
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