Marwan Muasher

Marwan Muasher, former Jordanian ambassador to Israel and the United States, current vice president for studies at the Carnegie Endowment for International Peace, and now author of The Second Arab Awakening: And the Battle for Pluralism (Yale University Press, 2014), takes the long view of Middle Eastern politics, and discusses news of the day from peace talks in the region.

We had a deal with the Arab world for 30 years which was, you give us cheap oil, a stable supply of oil, and we'll stay out of your business. That deal fell apart on 9/11. First of al...

Marwan Muasher served as foreign minister (2002-2004) and deputy prime minister (2004-2005) of Jordan.  He is vice president for studies at the Carnegie Endowment for International Peace and author of The Arab Center: The Promise of Moderation.  He joins us to discuss how movements in Egypt might spread through the rest of the Middle East, and how regional governments are reacting.

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Marwan Muasher, ex-foreign minister (2002-2004) and ex-deputy prime minister (2004-2005) of Jordan, vice president for studies at the Carnegie Endowment for International Peace, and the author of The Arab Center: The Promise of Moderation, discusses the possibilities for peace in the Middle East and Jordan and Saudi Arabia's roles in the process.

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Prominent Jordanian diplomat Marwan Muasher talks about the promises and problems of the middle road approach to reform in the Middle East. His new book is The Arab Center: The Promise of Moderation.