Media Appearance on Yemen: Not Me

Check out Charles Schmitz, professor of Geography at Towson State and President of the American Institute for Yemeni Studies, on Democracy Now. Charles is a good friend and while we […]

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Gregory Johnsen

December 21, 2010

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Check out Charles Schmitz, professor of Geography at Towson State and President of the American Institute for Yemeni Studies, on Democracy Now. Charles is a good friend and while we sometimes disagree, he is someone whose opinion should be carefully cosidered.

Gregory Johnsen

Near East Studies Scholar, Princeton University

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