Lessons from Serbia applied in Middle East and North Africa

The press has caught on to some of the connections between Serbia’s Otpor legacy and popular rebellions in the Middle East and North Africa.  Srdja Popovic is one of the links.  Here is his presentation at Johns Hopkins School of Advanced International Studies on April 1, 2011.  A powerpoint is no substitute for Srdja, but I can’t figure out (yet) how to upload him to a blog post!

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