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LMC 2011

Will the Arab Spring Wither or Bloom?

Middle East

Speakers

Rania Al Malky

Editor-in-Chief, Daily News Egypt

Jackson Diehl

Deputy Editorial Page Editor/Columnist, The Washington Post

Mohamed Elagati

Researcher & Executive Director, Arab Forum for Alternatives (AFA)

Heather Grabbe

Director, Open Society Institute – Brussels

Moderator

Kurt Volker

Distinguished Fellow at the Center for European Policy Analysis

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