Mietek Boduszynski & US Democracy Promotion in the Arab World at LMU
Author Mietek Bosduszynski will discuss and sign his book, US Democracy Promotion in the Arab World. Should the US offer more support to the Middle East and Northern Africa to democratize? Join us in a discussion with an expert on the Balkans and the modern Middle East and North Africa, especially Iraq, Libya and Egypt.
The author teaches U.S. Foreign Policy at Pomona College, and was a diplomat with the U.S. Department of State at postings in Albania, Kosovo, Japan, Egypt, Libya and Iraq.
Where: LMU, McIntosh Center, University Hall, 3999
Date: Monday the 27th
Time: 5 pm
Address: 1 LMU Drive, Los Angeles, CA 90045
Website: https://cal.lmu.edu/event/mietek_boduszynski_us_democracy_promotion_in_the_arab_world
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