GDTV 2012 Episode 1: After the Arab Spring



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Synopsis:

Following decades of repression and autocratic rule, uprisings in North Africa and throughout the Arab world have upended the status quo – ushering in a new political era now known as the ‘Arab Spring’ or ‘Arab Awakening.’ How will this revolutionary moment affect American objectives in the Middle East?
 

Guests:

Mona Eltahawy
Columnist and international public speaker on Arab and Muslim issues

Shadi Hamid
Director of Research, Brookings Doha Center
 

Featuring:

Madeleine Albright
Former Secretary of State

Carl Gershman
President, National Endowment for Democracy

General Michael Hayden
Former Director, CIA and NSA

Robert Malley
Middle East and North Africa Program Director, International Crisis Group

Marina Ottaway
Senior Associate, Carnegie Endowment for International Peace

Gideon Rose
Editor, Foreign Affairs

Shibley Telhami
Anwar Sadat Professor for Peace and Development, University of Maryland

 

About the Series:

The Great Decisions in Foreign Policy television series, produced by the independent Foreign Policy Association and hosted by former CNN World Affairs Correspondent Ralph Begleiter, airs on PBS stations nationwide. The series gives armchair diplomats in-depth analysis and expert opinion on the eight most critical global issues facing America in the year ahead.
 


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