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Weekend Reading: Assad’s Inaugural Address, A Review of Rouhani, and Egypt’s Reconciliation Problems

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  • Steven A. CookCFR Expert
    Eni Enrico Mattei Senior Fellow for Middle East and Africa Studies

Full text of Bashar al-Assad’s inauguration speech at his swearing-in ceremony last Wednesday, translated by the Center for Research on Globalization.

Said A. Arjomand reflects on President of Iran Hassan Rouhani’s first year in office.

Amr Khalifa, writing for Daily News Egypt, makes the case for political reconciliation in Egypt.