Commentary
Democrats now have the gavel and the purse, but the executive branch still pulls the levers on the U.S. role in the world.
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James M. Acton, Dan Baer, Mark Baldassare, …
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In The Media
Morocco’s Arab Spring
Reforms and development in the wake of the Arab Spring protests in Morocco have addressed some surface issues but have failed to resolve underlying structural problems.
Published on Mar 21, 2016
Source: Project on Middle East Political Science
Carnegie’s Marc Lynch discusses reform in the wake of the Arab Spring protests in Morocco and the political future of the country with Merouan Mekouar.
This interview originally appeared at the Project on Middle East Political Science.
About the Authors
Marc Lynch
Former Nonresident Senior Fellow, Middle East Program
Marc Lynch was a nonresident senior fellow in Carnegie’s Middle East Program where his work focused on the politics of the Arab world.
Merouan Mekouar
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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