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Toward the Brink: The Middle East
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Moderated by William E. Briggs; 00:00 Briggs introduces William R. Polk and the panel; 00:36 Polk begins his discussion. 01:50 He starts by talking about the background of the current situation in the Middle East. Polk also points out recurrent problems; 03:09 Polk goes over three contemporary issues including nationalism, conception of justice, and security in the Middle East; 06:00 Polk talks about the Arabs and a movement of national identification. He then goes over the three contemporary issues again; 08:54 Polk talks about the interference of the British in the Middle East. He then mentions the United Nations; 10:53 Polk talks about actions taken by the United States. He mentions that the U.S. disregarded the three issues previously discussed; 11:39 Polk says the first thing the United States did in the Middle East was engineer a cease fire, then attempted to gain electricity in the area using the Jordan River, which failed, and then attempted to create a Works Progress Administration so Palestinians could get jobs; 13:25 Polk talks about the Cold War and its impact on the Middle East; 18:00 Polk talks about further war in 1973; 20:40 Polk talks about Secretary Henry Kissinger’s shuttle diplomacy and his step-by-step approach; 23:50 Polk talks about three options America had when trying to instill peace with Anwar Sadat and the Middle East; 28:35 Polk talks about issues with the Palestinians; 30:35 Polk talks about his predictions for the future of the Middle East. He believes there will be permanent war if peace is not found; 34:00 Polk mentions people must constantly reevaluate the issue of nationalism, conception of justice, and security; 35:15 Audience member asks what lessons of history could be applied to the current situation in the Middle East; 37:23 Audience member asks about the relationship between the Jordanians and Palestinians; 40:15 Audience member asks Polk to expand on the difference between the Christian community and political structures in Lebanon; 43:34 Audience member asks whether Saudi Arabia will take a more active role in the near future; 44:05 Audience member asks about a third option Sadata had; 45:10 Audience member asks Polk whether he believes if Sadat’s economic position in Egypt had been better would he not have gone to Israel at the time; 45:51 Audience member asks if there would still be a war in the Middle East if Americans and Russians did not get involved; 46:07 Audience member asks about the role of the United Nations in the Middle East; 47:08 Panel ends.
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Moderated by William E. Briggs; 00:00 Briggs introduces William R. Polk and the panel; 00:36 Polk begins his discussion. 01:50 He starts by talking about the background of the current situation in the Middle East. Polk also points out recurrent problems; 03:09 Polk goes over three contemporary issues including nationalism, conception of justice, and security in the Middle East; 06:00 Polk talks about the Arabs and a movement of national identification. He then goes over the three contemporary issues again; 08:54 Polk talks about the interference of the British in the Middle East. He then mentions the United Nations; 10:53 Polk talks about actions taken by the United States. He mentions that the U.S. disregarded the three issues previously discussed; 11:39 Polk says the first thing the United States did in the Middle East was engineer a cease fire, then attempted to gain electricity in the area using the Jordan River, which failed, and then attempted to create a Works Progress Administration so Palestinians could get jobs; 13:25 Polk talks about the Cold War and its impact on the Middle East; 18:00 Polk talks about further war in 1973; 20:40 Polk talks about Secretary Henry Kissinger’s shuttle diplomacy and his step-by-step approach; 23:50 Polk talks about three options America had when trying to instill peace with Anwar Sadat and the Middle East; 28:35 Polk talks about issues with the Palestinians; 30:35 Polk talks about his predictions for the future of the Middle East. He believes there will be permanent war if peace is not found; 34:00 Polk mentions people must constantly reevaluate the issue of nationalism, conception of justice, and security; 35:15 Audience member asks what lessons of history could be applied to the current situation in the Middle East; 37:23 Audience member asks about the relationship between the Jordanians and Palestinians; 40:15 Audience member asks Polk to expand on the difference between the Christian community and political structures in Lebanon; 43:34 Audience member asks whether Saudi Arabia will take a more active role in the near future; 44:05 Audience member asks about a third option Sadata had; 45:10 Audience member asks Polk whether he believes if Sadat’s economic position in Egypt had been better would he not have gone to Israel at the time; 45:51 Audience member asks if there would still be a war in the Middle East if Americans and Russians did not get involved; 46:07 Audience member asks about the role of the United Nations in the Middle East; 47:08 Panel ends.
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