Gary Sick

Columbia University

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Senior research scholar, and former Director of the Middle East Institute, at Columbia University's School of International and Public Affairs and author of All Fall Down: America's Tragic Encounter with Iran; National Security Council staffer under Presidents Ford, Carter and Reagan, and principal White House aide for Iran during the Iranian Revolution and the hostage crisis

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President Obama has made his second major address on the Mid East and North Africa.

President Obama and Change in the Middle East

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Speaking in Cairo two years ago, President Obama called for a "new beginning" in the Muslim Middle East based on "respect" and "mutual interest."

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Speaking in Cairo two years ago, President Obama called for a "new beginning" in the Muslim Middle East based on "respect" and "mutual interest."

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After a weekend of protests across the country, the government of Iran today organized large-scale counter demonstrations including threats of death to future dissenters, threats…

Iran: A Nation in Turmoil

After a weekend of protests across the country, the government of Iran today organized large-scale counter demonstrations including threats of death to future dissenters, threats…

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