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Covering the Obama Administration in the Fog of Foreign Policy

Nov. 27, 2014

Washington Post Opinion Writer and Senior Fellow with the Future of Diplomacy Project, David Ignatius, delivered an address entitled “Covering the Obama Administration in the Fog of Foreign Policy” and led a breakfast seminar with experts, students, and fellows on September 18. He explored current trends in the Middle East, critical factors at play in the negotiations with Iran, the West’s relationship with Russia and positive developments in the US-China relationship.

Rami Khouri, right, makes a point during the JFK Jr. Forum “Inside the Arab Awakening”  on September 19. Other panelists (from left): R. Nicholas Burns (moderator), Sultan Sooud Al Qassemi, Dr. Karim Makdisi, and Diana Buttu.

(Photo by Marcus Halevi)

News - Belfer Center for Science and International Affairs, Harvard Kennedy School

Arab Uprisings Shift to Political Struggles

| September 20, 2011

Many of this year’s Arab uprisings are evolving from angry popular revolts into drawn-out political struggles to build democratic systems that will protect basic civic rights and social justice, analysts told a John F. Kennedy Jr. forum audience at Harvard Kennedy School on Monday, Sept. 19.