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Two years after the Arab Revolutions began, one can see tensions
in Egypt and Tunisia with no radical change in either country’s
foreign policy and strategic alliances, a transfer of power from
a president to his vice president in Yemen, civil unrest in
Libya, all out civil war in Syria and no change at all in
Bahrain. Has the movement failed? Has it been contained? Or is
there more change taking place in the Arab World than meets the
eye? This lecture shall discuss the extent of change in
political organiz<span class="text_exposed_show">ation, in
political culture and, subsequently, in the balance of power
in the Arab Word. It shall discuss the prospects of
independence, democracy, the Arab Israeli conflict and
American influence in the region from behind the tear gas
clouds in the streets of Cairo, the walls and checkpoints of
the West Bank and rubble of Syrian villages.<br>
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Tamim Al-Barghouti is a political scientist. He is currently
the Core Team leader of The United Nations Economic and Social
Committee for West Asia's futuristic project: The Arab World
2025.</span></span></span><br>
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<span itemprop="description"><span class="fsl">Feb. 21st 6 PM <br>
MIT Building 54 Room 100 (Tall building with the weather dome
on top)<br>
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