June 20, 2011

Video: Revolution In The Middle East: Democracy In The Digital Domain

By Colin H. Kahl, Nathaniel C. Fick and Richard Fontaine

CNAS CEO Nathanial Fick gives opening remarks at the CNAS Fifth Annual Conference on June 2, 2011.  Following his remarks is the roundtable discussion, "Reveloution In The Middle East: Democracy In The Digital Domain" featuring: Karen House, Former Publisher of The Wall Street Journal; Andrew Exum, Fellow at CNAS; Richard Fontaine, Senior Fellow at CNAS; Shadi Hamid, Director of Research at the Brookings Doha Center; and Dr. Colin Kahl, Deputy Assistant Secretary of Defense for the Middle East. Watch the video here.

You may also read the transcript and download the CNAS report, "Internet Freedom: A Foreign Policy Imperative in the Digital Age."

Find out more about the CNAS Fifth Annual Conference here.

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