Knowledge Network: Faculty & Research

Middle East activists seeking increased political freedom have suffered setbacks in recent weeks, but Thunderbird School of Global Management Professor Paul Kinsinger said events still could turn in their favor. “Many younger people are feeling disappointed by recent developments,” Kinsinger said Jan. 18, 2012, during an alumni webinar. “What we have to hope for is that they are down but not out, that there may be further room for improvement.” Kinsinger, a retired U.S. intelligence officer who returned recently from a trip to Saudi Arabia, said events in Egypt and other Mideast countries are still evolving. “We have yet to see how the secular players in Egypt are going to manifest any sense of power in future elections or with a new parliament in Egypt or in the rewriting of a constitution in Egypt,” he said. “It is just not clear yet.” Watch the full webinar on the Thunderbird Knowledge Network. | Video: Arab Spring One Year Later (57:49)