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International Affairs - شئون دولية Tarek Osman
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I tell stories about the East and the West that I think help both understand each other, seriously. These stories almost always connect history, culture, international relations, current affairs, and often the influences on and the interests of people who shape these stories.
I wrote two books: “Egypt on the Brink” (Yale, 2010), which luckily turned out to be an international bestseller as it was published three months before Egypt’s 2011 uprising. The book tells the story of Egypt from the fall of liberalism in the country in the early 1950s to the end of the first decade of the 21st century when it became clear to me that the then prevailing political structure will crumble.
The second book, “Islamism: A History of Political Islam” (Yale, 2017) tells the stories of the different strands of political Islam from the fall of the Ottoman Empire until now - and how and why these stories continue to have major influences on North Africa, the Middle East, the Gulf, and beyond.
I wrote and presented several BBC documentary series, including “The Making of the Modern Arab World” (2014), the BBC’s biggest series on the history of the region; “Islam Divided: Sunni-Shii”; “Sands of Time: A History of Saudi Arabia”; “Stirring a Revolution: Coffee Culture in the Arab World”; and the episode on the British military intelligence officer Gertrude Stein in the series “Minds at War”.
I wrote and presented a programme for CNN Arabic focusing on understanding current Arab and Middle Eastern affairs through presenting the past that has shaped the present.
I write regularly for Foreign Affairs magazine in New York and for al-Ahram newspaper in Cairo. My most recent series for al-Ahram Weekly /Online was on the persons, trends, and ideas that have shaped modern Egyptian culture.
I write other stories as well – ones that I think are important and merit attention. For example, reviews of books, and stories about cultures, especially when they intersect and engage with each other, harmoniously or otherwise.
My ongoing series “Know” delves into different ways of understanding ourselves and what we tend to call the Divine.
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World Order. 9. What will happen if Trump returns to the White House?
Episode 9 of the series about the unfolding American Chinese confrontation looks at: (1) How a potential second Trump Administration would approach several global dossiers; (2) What a second Trump Administration would mean for the international geo-strategic landscape; and (3) What Trump’s return to the White House would signify about America’s socio-politics.
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World Order - US-China - 8 - Why Grand Strategies Fail?
Part 8 of the series: US versus China, on why grand strategies fail? To discuss the topic, I use an interesting essay by Prof Eliot Cohen in Foreign Affairs magazine on the importance of statecraft - and why statecraft, as opposed to grand strategy, is what the US needs as its confrontation with China escalates.
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امريكا ـ الصين ـ 8 ـ لماذا تفشل الإستراتيجيات الكبرى؟
لماذا تفشل الاستراتيجيات الكبرى؟ ما هي فكرة صنعة ادارة الدولة و الصراعات؟ ما هي التجارب في تاريخ امريكا التي تدعم فكرة ترك الإستراتيجيات الكبرى و الأخذ بفكرة صنعة ادارة العلاقات الدولية ؟
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امريكا ـ الصين ـ 7 ـ موقف المانيا
هذه الحلقة ٧ من سلسلة النظام العالمي تدور حول رؤية #المانيا للصراع الناشئ بين الولايات المتحدة الاميركية (و معها الغرب - الذي المانيا لاعب مهم فيه) و #الصين (التي هي شريك اقتصادي مهم لالمانيا). فكر المانيا حول هذا الصراع - حول هذه المواجهة الاستراتيجية - متعدد الجوانب. هذه الحلقة تقدم هذه الجوانب المختلفة ، و لماذا ستكون لاختيارات المانيا في هذا الصراع - بالذات في السنوات القليلة المقبلة - تداعيات مهمة على الصراع كله، خاصة المتعلق منه باوروبا.
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امريكا و الصين و العالم - ٦ - موقف الهند
الحلقة ٦ من سلسلة الولايات المتحدة الاميركية و الصين و العالم - عن:
- دواعي و اهداف و محددات الفكر الاستراتيجي الهندي بشكل عام،
- … و خاصة في الصراع الناشئ بين القوة العظمى الحالية (امريكا) و القوة العظمى الصاعدة (الصين)،
- و عن نقاط القوة في تجربة الهند في الاربعين سنة الماضية ،
- كما عن نقاط فيها قابلية للضعف في المجتمع الهندي.
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US, China & the world - 7 - Germany’s position
Part 7 of the US, China series on Germany’s position in the nascent strategic confrontation. Germany has major interests with China, and it’s keen not to disrupt these interests. Yet, Germany certainly is committed to the Trans-Atlantic Alliance led by the United States, and to the Western view of seeing the world, a view that js essentially different from that of China. And with that, Germany has a major weight in Europe - and a key, if not the key, role in the European project. This video/podcast explores how Germany is trying to balance these opposing elements.
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