The Arab Awakening: Implications for Al Qaeda and the Future of Terrorism
Jon Alterman
Brzezinski Chair in Global Security and Director, Middle East Program,
Center for Strategic and International Studies
Barak Barfi
Research Fellow, New America Foundation
Daniel Byman
Professor, School of Foreign Service, Georgetown University
Daveed Gartenstein-Ross
Fellow, Foundation for Defense of Democracies
moderator
Bruce Hoffman
Professor and Director, Center for Peace and Security Studies
and Security Studies Program, Georgetown University
Expert panelists will explore whether the Arab Awakening has marginalized Al Qaeda or presents opportunities (such as sectarian tensions) that it can exploit.
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