At the release event last Monday, Samuel Tadros, a research fellow at Hudson Institute’s Center for Religious Freedom, and Yukon Huang, a senior associate at Carnegie Endowment for International Peace’s Asia Program, gave compelling presentations on the theme of “The World in Transition” in a panel moderated by Dr. Charles Gati. Meghan Kleinsteiber, an Associate Editor of The SAIS Review, interviewed the two experts before their presentations.
Mr. Tadros, who is currently writing a book on the Copts and the modern politics of Egypt, shares his views on these topics:
- The role of Western states in the Arab Spring
- The desirability of liberalization and democratization
- The interaction between Wahhabism and political transition
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Dr. Huang, who is a former World Bank country director for China, addresses the audience about China’s conflict between political and economic liberalization. Watch the clip below for Dr. Huang’s thoughts on the following:
- The connection between economic and political liberalization in China
- How the Chinese Communist Party manages a rising tide of citizen activism
- The possible effects of local-level political reform on Chinese public sentiment
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