US-Arab Relations will be Defined by Reaction to Attack

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Malcolm H. Kerr Carnegie Middle East Center

US-Arab Relations will be Defined by Reaction to Attack

The killing of the U.S. ambassador to Libya will send shock waves through U.S.-Arab relations far beyond the specific Libyan context and place pressure on the Obama administration in the middle of its re-election campaign.

By Paul Salem

Published on Sep 13, 2012

Source: National

The killing of the US ambassador to Libya, Chris Stevens, and three other embassy staff, will send shock waves through US-Arab relations. It is likely to have effects far beyond the specific Libyan context and place pressure on the Obama administration in the middle of its re-election campaign.

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Paul Salem

Senior Fellow at the Middle East Institute

Paul Salem is a senior fellow at the Middle East Institute.

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