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Thomas Carothers, of the Carnegie Endowment for International Peace, writes in the Washington Post about the right way for the U.S. to assist new political parties in Egypt. He urges assistance to go to all political parties, across the spectrum, rather than just those that U.S. agrees with ideologically. He singles out NDI's work in this area as a model to emulate.
"The National Democratic Institute, operating with U.S. government funds, has been an active, effective supporter of political party development in numerous Arab countries for the past 10 years. It has frequently included Islamist parties in its activities, such as the Islamic Action Front in Jordan, the Party for Justice and Development in Morocco, and Islah in Yemen. That inclusion has not hurt U.S. interests and has led to many fruitful dialogues between Arab political Islamists and Americans."
