Obama’s foreign policy: What should he talk about?
President Obama speaks in Egypt in 2009 (Image by Chuck Kennedy (Official White House photo))
In Obama’s foreign policy speech this Thursday, many expect the President to address the Arab Spring and the democratic uprisings that have risen up across the Middle East. Many want him to address specific countries, including Bahrain, Yemen and Syria. Nancy Yousef, Professor of English Literature at CUNY Baruch in New York, and Naima Nour, founder and director of the Tunisian Cultural & Information Center USA, talk about the implications of the speech.
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