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Muasher, Dunne, and Bahout on What a Trump Presidency Means for the Middle East

In the first in our series looking at what a Trump presidency might mean for different parts of the world, Carnegie Vice President for Studies Marwan Muasher, Middle East Program Director Michele Dunne, and Visiting Scholar Joseph Bahout explain how Trump’s policies could impact the Middle East and how the region has reacted so far to his electoral victory. (Runtime - 20:59)

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By Marwan Muasher, Michele Dunne, Joseph Bahout, Tom Carver
Published on Nov 21, 2016

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In the first in our series looking at what a Trump presidency might mean for different parts of the world, Carnegie Vice President for Studies Marwan Muasher, Middle East Program Director Michele Dunne, and Visiting Scholar Joseph Bahout explain how Trump’s policies could impact the Middle East and how the region has reacted so far to his electoral victory.

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Marwan Muasher
Vice President for Studies
Marwan Muasher
Michele Dunne
Former Nonresident Scholar, Middle East Program
Michele Dunne
Joseph Bahout
Former Nonresident Fellow, Middle East Program
Joseph Bahout
Tom Carver
Former Vice President for Communications and Strategy
Tom Carver

Carnegie does not take institutional positions on public policy issues; the views represented herein are those of the author(s) and do not necessarily reflect the views of Carnegie, its staff, or its trustees.

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