Covering the Presidential on BBC Arabic

Here I am on BBC Arabic, discussing the homestretch of the Presidential race, filmed in the BBC's central London studios on October 31.

Public Diplomacy in Syria

I have just returned from 2 great weeks in Syria. I will be posting some detailed observations shortly, but first is this footage from the Q&A discussion of a lecture that I gave to a Think Tank called the Syrian International Academy (SIA). This group invites a group of intellectuals, foreign diplomats, journalists, and people close to the Syrian government (including former officials) each month to discuss political topics.

I was honored to receive the invitation, and to engage in dialogue with this group. It's more than I can say for the likes of Karen Hughes and Dina Habib Powell!

This 10-minute excerpt covers:

1. US-Syria relations
2. negotiations with Israel
3. democracy promotion in the Middle East
   
4. defense of American Democracy
5. anti-Arab comments at McCain rallies
   

Sky News - VP debate predictions

Apologies for not getting this online yesterday, but there were technical difficulties.

I was invited into the Fox News studios in Manhattan yesterday to film a clip for Sky News, along with Washington Times reporter Stephen Dinan, who joined from DC.