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Richard N. Haass: The disconnect or the gap between the pace of political change which is now going quite quickly, and the scale of the…

On the recordMay 18, 2011
The disconnect or the gap between the pace of political change which is now going quite quickly, and the scale of the economic problems, people should be worried about how Egypt is going to go.
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Richard N. Haass

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Haass expresses concern about the political and economic challenges facing Egypt during the Arab Spring.

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