The Presidency, the Middle East, and the Arab Spring

The World

The Middle East may have been gripped by the Arab Spring over the last two years. But the next phase of change in the region could be heavily influenced by whoever wins the White House Tuesday. The World’s Marco Werman is in London, and speaks with two Libyan writers about the role of the US presidency in their country’s revolution.

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