How to Overcome the Current Challenges in American-Arab Relations?
AMI & Brookings Institution, Washington DC, December 13, 2006André Azoulay, Counselor to HM the King of Morocco, Robert Malley, formal advisor to President Bill Clinton and Director of the Middle East & North Africa Program for the International Crisis Group, James Zogby, President of the Arab-American Institute discussed current challenges and promises of American-Arab relations, with a special focus on Morocco. Topics discussed include: the past and future of American-Arab relations; the US-Morocco alliance in the fight against global terrorism; the Moroccan proposal for Sahara autonomy in relation to the American Federal and State system; the role of economic development in the promotion of human rights; democracy and reform in the Muslim world. The panel was moderated by Talha Jibril, Bureau Chief of Sharq Awsat daily.
Mokhtar Ghambou, Robert Malley, Talha Jibril, André Azoulay and James Zogby