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Middle East Rulers Seek Divergent Paths to Maintain Power

As clashes continue in Egypt's Tahrir Square, reports from Yemen say the country's president has promised to step down after ten months of protest there. In Barhain, an international commission has found that security forces used excessive force, including torture, on anti-government protesters.

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KCRW placeholderBy Sara Terry • May 12, 2014 • 1 min read

As clashes continue in Egypt's Tahrir Square, reports from Yemen say the country's president has promised to step down after ten months of protest there. In Barhain, an international commission has found that security forces used excessive force, including torture, on anti-government protesters. Georgetown Professor of International Affairs Charles Kupchan is a senior fellow at the Council on Foreign Relations.

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    Sara Terry

    The Aftermath Project

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    Katie Cooper

    Producer, 'One year Later'

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    Caitlin Shamberg

    KCRW

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    Anna Scott

    Former KCRW Housing and Homelessness Reporter

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    Charles Kupchan

    senior fellow at the Council on Foreign Relations (CFR) and professor of international affairs at Georgetown University

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