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Director, Saban Center for Middle East Policy | Senior Fellow, Foreign Policy, Saban Center for Middle East Policy
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Tamara Cofman Wittes is a senior fellow and the director of the Saban Center for Middle East Policy at Brookings. Wittes served as deputy assistant secretary of state for Near Eastern affairs from November of 2009 to January 2012, coordinating U.S. policy on democracy and human rights in the Middle East for the State Department. Wittes also oversaw the Middle East Partnership Initiative and served as deputy special coordinator for Middle East transitions. She was central to organizing the U.S. government's response to the Arab awakening. Wittes is the author of Freedom’s Unsteady March: America’s Role in Building Arab Democracy (Brookings Press, 2008). | View Full Bio
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Opinion | Project Syndicate
May 10, 2013
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April 30, 2013
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April 4, 2013
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Opinion | Foreign Policy
March 1, 2013
Testimony | House Committee on Foreign Affairs, Subcommittee on Middle East and North Africa
February 26, 2013
February 19, 2013
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RT @BBCKimGhattas: Great to be at @BrookingsFP w @Martin_Indyk today to launch @ShibleyTelhami 's fantastic book- The world thru Arab eyes. A must read.
May 22
RT @Katulis: Smart analysis on US Middle East policy by Amy Hawthorne & @MicheleDDunne of @AtlanticCouncil in @MideastChannel http://t.co/q53ttS8fsC
RT @Levitt_Matt: Veteran National Security Staffer Gordon Lederman Mourned : Roll Call Hill Life http://t.co/T39l0GCNbu
May 21
Demand for dignity-personal & in Arab identity-was key driver of Arab revolutions, says @ShibleyTelhami. More in http://t.co/UhJqvd7k0F
Econ insuff explanation 4 Arab Spring, says @ShibleyTelhami. Econ probs old news but ForPol made Arab citizens more angry @ govts' impotence
My colleague @ShibleyTelhami tells story of mtg Arafat in Baghdad in June 1990 http://t.co/k71U4aCgQF
Proud to launch @ShibleyTelhami 's new book, The World Thru Arab Eyes, now @ #SabanCenter w Shibley & @BBCKimGhattas http://t.co/UhJqvd7k0F
RT @BobbyChesney: @benjaminwittes and I to tell House Judiciary tomorrow: Congress should clarify #AUMF #NDAA not authorize detention for domestic captures.
RT @BrookingsInst: New on the Iran @ Saban blog: Wrestling, U.S.-Iranian relations & the complications of people-to-people diplomacy http://t.co/ZiBlPFfe66
"Israelis and Palestinians gain no benefit from the circle jerking of ideologues." http://t.co/puno4rZbxU
RT @grossdm: Spent yesterday with people engaged in $1 billion real business. Among the topics that did not come up: Tumblr, Dimon, Benghazi
RT @PoliticallyAff: @tcwittes @BrookingsFP Looks awesome, thanks for sharing! -- Nice to see more of @MaloneySuzanne too :)
RT @bungdan: BREAKING! Mega corporations like Apple play dramatically less in tax than families making $50,000 a year. Film at 11.
Iran@Saban - new blog on #Iran 's politics, econ & for pol fr the @BrookingsFP team! Check it out: http://t.co/lgPHxgXe5p @PoliticallyAff
RT @Carina_bn: #Egypt Petroleum Minister spars w Shura Council over energy subsidies, MPs says lifting subsidies is part of a plan to implicate Pres Morsi
RT @Carina_bn: Head of #Egypt bourse says he's out for good next month, scathing of govt's handling of economy http://t.co/U3qKSudVxo #Alarabiya
RT @MaloneySuzanne: Still in suspense on #Iran elex vetting; #Rafsanjani drama overshadows real showdown, almost certain rejection of #Ahmadinejad ally #Mashaei
RT @MaloneySuzanne: #Iran @ Saban is in the house, come check us out http://t.co/KSZht3JiWH via @BrookingsInst
RT @MaloneySuzanne: Cultural diplomacy no substitute for official talks - "America and #Iran: Wrestling with Ghosts" http://t.co/Dpv414gZZl via @BrookingsInst
RT @BrookingsFP: @tcwittes outlines the upcoming U.S.-Islamic World Forum (June 9-11). Read her blog http://t.co/hF5smUdKlo. .@SultanAlQassemi #USIslam13
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