Egypt's Presidential Election: Before the Ballots

Monday, May 14, 2012

Speakers

Steven A. Cook

Hasib J. Sabbagh Senior Fellow for Middle Eastern Studies, Council on Foreign Relations

Michele Dunne

Director, Rafik Hariri Center for the Middle East, Atlantic Council of the United States

Presider

James J. Zogby

President, Arab American Institute

Ahead of Egypt's first presidential election since the ouster of Hosni Mubarak, Steven A. Cook and Michele Dunne assess the country's current political landscape and U.S. policy options moving forward.

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