HASSAN MNEIMNEH, GERMAN MARSHALL FUND OF THE U.S.

HASSAN MNEIMNEH, an expert on Middle East history and Islamist movements at the German Marshall Fund of the U.S., analyzes with host Carol Castiel the growing influence of Islamist parties, the significance of the Egyptian – brokered ceasefire between Hamas and Israel, the implications of unresolved divisions among the Palestinians, the conflict in Syria, and the roles of the United States, Iran and Turkey in shaping the region.