Matters of Policy & Politics

Area 45: Foreign To This Election

Markos Kounalakis discusses unrest in Egypt and Iran – and offers a few foreign policy questions in advance of next week’s presidential debate.

Matters of Policy & PoliticsSeptember 22, 2020
Area 45: Foreign To This Election

In a presidential election dominated by news of a pandemic, economic disruption, climate events, and now the passing of Ruth Bader Ginsburg, what’s there to be said about the world beyond America’s shores? Hoover Institution fellow Markos Kounalakis discusses unrest in Egypt and Iran – and offers a few foreign policy questions in advance of next week’s presidential debate.

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Markos Kounalakis

Markos Kounalakis

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