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Thomas Carothers is Vice President for Studies, International Politics and
Governance, at the Carnegie Endowment for International Peace.
Carothers is a leading authority on democracy promotion and democratization
worldwide as well as an expert on U.S. foreign policy generally. He is the
founder and director of the Democracy and Rule of Law Project which analyzes the state of democracy in the world and the efforts by the United States and other countries to promote democracy. In addition, he has broad experience in matters dealing with human rights, international law, foreign aid, rule of law, and civil society development.
He is the author or editor of seven critically acclaimed books on democracy
promotion as well as many articles in prominent journals and newspapers. He
is a recurrent visiting professor at the Central European University
in Budapest and serves on the board of various organizations devoted to
democracy promotion.
Prior to joining the Endowment, Carothers practiced international and
financial law at Arnold & Porter and served as an attorney-adviser in the
Office of the Legal Adviser of the U.S. Department of State.
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