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The Obama Presidency - Year 3: Gridlock or Opportunity?
Seminar series on the United States
It's the beginning of 2011 and the world is still waitinng for the Obama administration to put forth an engaged and positive foreign policy. However, the time has come for it to re-exert influence in North Africa.
Joined by:
François Lafond, The German Marshall Fund Paris Bureau
Alexander Lennon, Editor-in-Chief, The Washington Quarterly, Senior Fellow in the Security Department, CSIS
George Malbrunot, Reporter, Le Figaro
Jacques Mistral, Advisor to the United States Program at Ifri
Facilitator : Christophe Guillemin, Executive Director of the French American Foundation - France
In partnership with the French American Foundation - France
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