New Arab Social Contract in the Middle East
1991-04-16T05:45:00-04:00https://ximage.c-spanvideo.org/eyJidWNrZXQiOiJwaWN0dXJlcy5jLXNwYW52aWRlby5vcmciLCJrZXkiOiJGaWxlc1wvZjIwXC8xOTkxMDQxNjA1NDU0OTAwMl9oZC5qcGciLCJlZGl0cyI6eyJyZXNpemUiOnsiZml0IjoiY292ZXIiLCJoZWlnaHQiOjUwNn19fQ==The panelists talked about how the Persian Gulf war has brought the possibility and idea of democracy to the forefront. Mr. Dessouki called the war “a culmination of human drama.” The war has galvanized many of the Arab people and states in the region. It also changed the balance of power between and within countries and demonstrated the weaknesses of many of the ruling regimes. These changes have opened the door for democracy. The panelists talked specifically about their own countries of Egypt, Turkey, Algeria, and Kuwait, and the changes toward more democratic systems which are occurring.
The panelists talked about how the Persian Gulf war has brought the possibility and idea of democracy to the forefront. Mr. Dessouki called the war… read more
The panelists talked about how the Persian Gulf war has brought the possibility and idea of democracy to the forefront. Mr. Dessouki called the war “a culmination of human drama.” The war has galvanized many of the Arab people and states in the region. It also changed the balance of power between and within countries and demonstrated the weaknesses of many of the ruling regimes. These changes have opened the door for democracy. The panelists talked specifically about their own countries of Egypt, Turkey, Algeria, and Kuwait, and the changes toward more democratic systems which are occurring. close
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- Mohamed Bekhechi Professor Algeria->University of Oran
- Ali Hillal Dessouki Professor Cairo University
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