Democracy in Middle East : Is it working what should be implemented?

Democracy in Middle East: Is it working? What model should be implemented? 

Model of Democracy as we know it in the west will not work in MIDDLE EAST, we will need to have much more pragmatic approach in achieving peace in Middle East. 

Growth of fundamentalism both Sunni or Shiaa will need to be tackled head on. 

Citizen of Middle east themselves are partly to blame to allow such thinking to grow within them, we in the west will also be looking at ourselves and the way in which we have handled the past 100 years in middle east. 

Completely new direction will be required in coordination with new generation of Middle Eastern that have grown up in the west and have the Western education and brought up in an atmosphere of democracy and tolerance, along with home-grown democrats of Middle Eastern society. 

West had to pay high price for democracy to happen, in the US after the civil war or in Europe the major European wars were high cost for democracy, but lesson learned by all side, everyone appreciate peace and values peace time. Although recently with occupation of part of Ukraine and recent escalation of attacks on Iran by Americans and Israel, and imminent attack by chain on Taiwan. These events are putting peace in question.Some of these attacks are as result direct behaviour of fundamentalist behaviour in middle east that an action had to take place to stop the growth such as Hamas and Iranian regime.

Middle east needs to learn the lesson form the west without going through a civil war or religious war. 

There is another vision for Middle East when it comes to Kurdistan Independence, Status Quo will need to be questioned, Western policy today towards the Kurds have been a total disaster in the region. 

Let us look at definition of democracy and its roots.

Democracy is a system of government where power is vested in the people, exercised either directly or through freely elected representatives. Rooted in Greek terms for "people" (demos) and "rule" (kratos), it ensures citizen participation, protects individual rights, and requires competitive, periodic elections, rule of law, and accountability. 

A system of government by the whole population or all the eligible members of a state, typically through elected representatives.

"a system of parliamentary democracy"

“Men write many fine and plausible arguments in support of monarchy, but the fact remains that where every man in a state has a vote, brutal laws are impossible.
We adore titles and heredities in our hearts and ridicule them with our mouths. This is our democratic privilege”.
“Mark Twain"

Democracy is quintessentially defined as “a government of the people, by the people and for the people.” You can travel the entire globe and you will not find a single government that does not fit this definition. All earthly governments have been invented by people, they are run by people and are established to serve people. They only differ in how many ‘people’s’ interests are actually represented.

“The term appeared in the 5th century BC in Greek city-states, notably Classical Athens, to mean "rule of the people", in contrast to aristocracy (ἀριστοκρατία, aristokratía), meaning "rule of an elite".[9] In virtually all democratic governments throughout ancient and modern history, democratic citizenship was initially restricted to an elite class” Wikipedia

Westphalian Order will need to be considered.

The Westphalian order is the modern international system that began with the Peace of Westphalia (1648) in Europe. It established the idea that the world is made up of sovereign states, each with authority over its own territory and people.

Westphalian order supports democracy indirectly.Even though it doesn’t guarantee democracy, it can enable it: Stable borders → stronger institutions,Clear authority → rule of law can develop, Non-interference → people choose their own system

This is why European democracies developed successfully under the Westphalian model.

Westphalian order and the Middle East,Many Middle Eastern states were created artificially after WWI, Borders did not reflect ethnic or sectarian realities, States lacked legitimacy

weak institutions , authoritarianism , fragile democracy

The Westphalian system was imported, where it should have developed organically.

In other words, The Westphalian order is an international system based on sovereign states with authority over defined territories. It does not require democracy but provides the framework within which democratic or authoritarian systems can exist.

I argues that in order for the peace in middle east to prevail the old order can no longer be imposed on Middle east by the western powers. New way of thinking should be considered. 

Compare Middle Eastern democracy with Europe or Asia

Religion often plays a central political role, In some states, laws are influenced by religious authorities this can limit pluralism and minority rights.