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Ben Cardin: “In a sense, the Tunisian uprising and the Arab Spring was born not out of anything religious motivated. It came about as…”

On the recordFebruary 22, 2016
In a sense, the Tunisian uprising and the Arab Spring was born not out of anything religious motivated. It came about as a result of corruption.
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Ben Cardin
Democratic · Maryland

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Cardin links corruption to the causes of the Arab Spring.

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