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Scholars from the American University of Beirut analyze the promise and peril of the Arab Spring, as well as what role the United States...
Speakers: Rima Afifi, Professor, Department of Health Behavior and Education, American University of Beirut
Rami Khouri, Director, Issam Fares Institute for Public Policy and International Affairs, American University of Beirut
Karim Makdisi, Assistant Professor of Political Studies, American University of Beirut
Rami Zurayk, Professor of Land and Water Resources, American University of Beirut
Introductory Speaker: Peter Dorman, President, American University of Beirut
Presider: Leslie H. Gelb, President Emeritus and Board Senior Fellow, Council on Foreign Relations
May 18, 2011
Scholars from the American University of Beirut analyze the promise and peril of the Arab Spring, as well as what role the United States should play.
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