Middle East Overview and Update
Experts discuss the role social media and youth movements played in the revolutions throughout the Middle East, as well as the need ...
Speakers: Lisa Anderson, President, American University in Cairo
Thomas W. Lippman, Adjunct Senior Fellow for Middle Eastern Studies, Council on Foreign Relations
Ayman Mohyeldin, Middle East Correspondent, Al Jazeera English
Presider: Kathleen Troia McFarland, National Security Analyst, Fox News
March 21, 2011
Experts discuss the role social media and youth movements played in the revolutions throughout the Middle East, as well as the need to evaluate political solutions on a country-by-country basis.
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Experts discuss the role social media and youth movements played in the revolutions throughout the Middle East, as well as the need ...
Experts discuss the role social media and youth movements played in the revolutions throughout the Middle East, as well as the need to...
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