Veteran Israel commentator Ehud Yaari delivered a very perceptive overview of the Middle East at a public session hosted by the Institute of Security and International Studies (ISIS) in Bangkok. It is highly recommended viewing.
Mr Yaari’s segment begins at 48:50.
Institute of Security and International Studies (ISIS) Public Forum:
“Islamist Movements and Middle East Turmoil: Lessons from and Implications for Southeast Asia”
27 October 2016
Chulalongkorn University, Bangkok
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Opening Remarks:
Prof. Dr. Suchit Bunbongkarn
Chairman, ISIS Thailand
Dr. Colin Rubenstein AM
Executive Director, The Australia/Israel & Jewish Affairs Council (AIJAC)
Speakers:
Dr. Ghassan Atiyyah
Director, The Iraq Centre for Development and Democracy
Mr. Riad Kahwaji
Founder and CEO
Institute for Near East and Gulf Military Analysis, United Arab Emirates
Mr. Ehud Ya’ari
Distinguished Journalist, Military Analyst and Political Commentator, Israel
Moderator:
Assoc. Prof. Dr. Thitinan Pongsudhirak
Director, ISIS Thailand
Faculty of Political Science, Chulalongkorn University
(Part II of this video can be viewed here)
