Guest Thinkers — December 21, 2010

Media Appearance on Yemen: Not Me

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Check out Charles Schmitz, professor of Geography at Towson State and President of the American Institute for Yemeni Studies, on Democracy Now.

Charles is a good friend and while we sometimes disagree, he is someone whose opinion should be carefully cosidered.

A weekly newsletter featuring the biggest ideas from the smartest people

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Video from Yemen Confrence

A couple of weeks ago, I was part of a panel on Yemen hosted by the National Council on US-Arab Relations.The video for that event is now on-line and available.