The Future of the Middle East

Thursday, April 20, 2017
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Philip H. Gordon
Farah Pandith
James M. Lindsay
College and University Educators Workshops

CFR’s Senior Fellow Philip H. Gordon, Adjunct Senior Fellow Farah Pandith, and Senior Vice President, Director of Studies, and Maurice R. Greenberg Chair James M. Lindsay discuss the future of the Middle East, as a part of the 2017 College and University Educators Workshop. 

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