Obama in Mideast: A Focus on Arab Peace Plan and Reform
Steven A. Cook interviewed by Bernard GwertzmanCFR Middle East expert Steven A. Cook says President Obama's trip to Saudi Arabia and Egypt will attempt to bring new energy to resolving the...
Speakers: Steven A. Cook, Senior Fellow for Middle Eastern Studies, Council on Foreign Relations
Daniel Senor, Adjunct Senior Fellow for Middle Eastern Studies, Council on Foreign Relations
Presider: Bernard Gwertzman, Consulting Editor, CFR.org
December 29, 2008
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