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Afshin Molavi Discusses Dubai on 'Foreign Exchange with Fareed Zakaria'

Fareed Zakaria: Welcome to Foreign Exchange; I’m Fareed Zakaria...The rise of capitalism in the Arab world; believe it or not that is what we are going to discuss with Afshin Molavi, the Director of the Middle East global initiative of the New America Foundation. Afshin, you’ve been traveling around the Arab world for the last couple of years and do you feel that what you’re witnessing there is something quite different from the past that--that you… more

Afshin Molavi | July 16, 2007

Afshin Molavi Explains the Rise of Dubai on ForeignExchange.tv

Fareed Zakaria: You’ve heard about the Dubai Ports deal but how much do you know about Dubai? Well it’s the most populous of the seven United Arab Emirates; it’s known for its grand hotels and as a tourist destination for the region’s elite. More people visited there last year than they did India. But Dubai is quickly turning into one of the world’s most surprising economic success stories. With us to explain Dubai is Afshin Molavi, Fellow at the New… more

Afshin Molavi | August 20, 2006