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American Nation-Building isn't Working in the Middle East
Avi Melamed, fellow of Intelligence and Middle East Affairs at the Eisenhower Institute, former Israeli intelligence official and senior advisor on Arab Affairs in Jerusalem, and the author of Inside the Middle East: Making Sense of the Most Dangerous and Complicated Region on Earth (Skyhorse Publishing, 2016), offers a primer on the major players in the Middle East and what motivates them.
Former Israeli intel official @AviMelamed: Arab Spring is the outcome of chaos that existed in region for decades. pic.twitter.com/VSwNJVI8Cf
— Brian Lehrer Show (@BrianLehrer) April 28, 2016