February 21, 2012

5 Questions on the Elections in Yemen

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Earlier today I answered five questions for PBS’ NewsHour on the elections in Yemen and what it means going forward. Since I covered a lot of ground in the Q-and-A with P.J. Tobia, and since I would inevitably repeat myself in any blog post, I will link to it here and let it serve as my post on the elections.

My thoughts on today’s elections in Yemen.

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