Egypt Uprising: A Lesson in Arab Democracy for US February 4, 2011

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Complete video at: http://fora.tv/2011/01/31/Tunisia_to_Egypt_Protests_in_the_Arab_World

President Mubarak is finished politically, whether tomorrow or in six months, says Carnegie Endowment's Marwan Muasher. Muasher explains that the United States has missed its opportunity to influence events in Egypt, but can still play an important role in supporting and encouraging serious reform in other Arab nations.

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Protests are erupting in Tunisia, Egypt, Yemen, and across the Arab world. Marwan Muasher, Marina Ottaway, and Michele Dunne discuss how Arab leaders are reacting to the latest events and compare protest movements in the region. - Carnegie Endowment for International Peace

Marwan Muasher is vice president for studies at the Carnegie Endowment, where he oversees the Endowment's research in Washington and Beirut on the Middle East. Muasher served as foreign minister (2002--2004) and deputy prime minister (2004--2005) of Jordan, and his career has spanned the areas of diplomacy, development, civil society, and communications. He is also a senior fellow at Yale University.

Muasher began his career as a journalist for The Jordan Times. He then served at the Ministry of Planning, at the prime minister's office as press adviser, and as director of the Jordan Information Bureau in Washington.

In 1995, Muasher opened Jordan's first embassy in Israel, and in 1996 became minister of information and the government spokesperson. From 1997 to 2002, he served in Washington again as ambassador, negotiating the first free trade agreement between the United States and an Arab nation. He then returned to Jordan to serve as foreign minister, where he played a central role in developing the Arab Peace Initiative and the Middle East Road Map.

In 2004 he became deputy prime minister responsible for reform and government performance, and led the effort to produce a ten-year plan for political, economic, and social reform. From 2006 to 2007, he was a member of the Jordanian Senate.

Most recently, he was senior vice president of external affairs at the World Bank from 2007 to 2010. He is also the author of The Arab Center: The Promise of Moderation.