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The United States always had difficulty squaring its record on the ground in the Middle East\xa0 with its efforts to promote rights and democracy. It\u2019s even harder after the Trump presidency and a contested election, which featured the sitting president and many Republicans questioning the integrity of the electoral process without any basis in fact.\n\xa0\nThe Middle East\u2019s long authoritarian relapse increasingly has echoes in the crisis in the United States. On this episode of \u201cOrder from Ashes,\u201d we talk with Amy Hawthorne, deputy director for research at the Project on Middle East Democracy. We discuss the obstacles that the Trump presidency created for aspiring reformers in the Middle East, and assess the emboldened crop of autocrats who will challenge the Biden administration.\nParticipants include:\nAmy Hawthorne, deputy director for research, Project on Middle East Democracy\nThanassis Cambanis, senior fellow, The Century Foundation