The report's author,Daniel Brumberg, acting director of the institute's Muslim World Initiative, says supporting democracy is actually crucial to U.S.security.
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But Brumberg urges the Obama administration not to allow Arab regimes to use disputes with Israel as an excuse for evading their own political reforms.
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Brumberg argues that U.S.support for democracy in the Middle East will advance President Obama's vision of an improved relationship between the United States and Muslim-majority states.