For a complete Television Schedule visit booktv. Org. Booktv, 48 hours of nonfunction books and authors nonfiction books and authors. Television for serious readers. Youre watching booktv. Finish next, Abu Dhabibased journalist Hassan Hassan talking about the rise and leadership of isis in the middle east. [inaudible conversations] good afternoon. I run the middle east program at the wilson center. We are very happy to have with us Hassan Hassan the author of coauthor of isis inside the army of terror. Hes based in abu dhabi, and i think hes here for a couple of days only, and we are very fortunate to host him as the First Institution in washington. And his book appeared on the New York Times bestseller list yesterday, it was number nine. I didnt check it this morning. And we decided and hassan is going to speak for 20 minutes and then we will open the floor to your questions. And were very happy to have with us jane harman the president and ceo of the wilson center, who is very much i
And also the spring also was contagious among kurds and a new party goran that means change in kurdish. They fareded very well in the kurdish elections so there is political in iraqi occur stan and power sharing. But also there will be a division. And systems of nepotism. Two sets of security forces. Two groups of peshmerga. And kurdistan democrat okayization is a work in progress. The fact that the kdp has consolidated under control and umbrella has been a positive contributor to the stability of iraq and occurred stack and there is an ongoing process underway. For kurds to articulate their desires for power sharing and for those to be reflected in the laws of eye rncy kurdistan and the quality of their political leadership. A lot of progress so far with more work to be done. A great time for one more question. With the eye rncy system. Yes. If you can please comment on the role that objection on mobile the oil company. Okay. Has had. Objection is not one of the number of large Oil Co
It was my dad who is 82yearsold. He showed up. Usually he walks with a cane and he showed up and he didnt have his cane. I said dad do i need to send someone to your hotel to get your cane . He goes straightened up real stiff and said i am in the capitol i dont need a cane today. And he walked without his cane for the entire day. So i know that he was super proud. Five newest members of Congress Talk about their careered and personal lives and share insight about how things work on capitol hill. Join us for all of the conversations each night 9 00 eastern on c span. This is book tv primetime. Hassan hassan talks about the rise of leadership of isis in the middle east. The center. We are very happy to have with us has an has an the author of coauthor of isis. Based in abu dhabi. Here for a couple of days only. We are fortunate to host as institution in washington and his book appeared on the New York Times best seller list. And i did not check it this morning. We side that had has an is
Rather than pro divide sharing agreements, they are allowing joint ownership. It makes exxon stay colder in iraqi and kurdistan peace and prosperity. Exxon has replay the pivotal role and when president obama was contemplating in august, he got phone calls from exxon and other Oil Companies in the region. So it is pivotal to Iraqi Kurdistan viability. And it cannot be the sole source of income. They need to be involve in the regional trade. It seechlz like a good place to leave these things. This is a comprehensive sweep of the kurdish issue as well as politics of the entire region. Occur issue spring new map of the middle east and hear what the author David Phillips joining me in thanking him forehis insight today. [applause] a. When you raise your hand what were parents thinking . My space mom was crying. My dad showed up to the capital usually walking with a cane but he did not have one. Vice said to want me to send someone to your hotel . He straightened up and said i and the capit
The middle east program at the wilson center. We are very happy to have with us Hassan Hassan the coauthor of isis inside the army. He is based in abu dhabi. Here is that a couple of things straight. Very happy to host and end his book appeared on the New York Times bestseller list. Yesterday was number nine. I did not check it this morning. Today we will get a firsthand report in what is going on on the ground and the history of the movement. Thank you very much. I would like to talk of the talk would be sort of a few snapshots. That is how to understand isis and where it comes from. In the 1990s the second is the iraq war and the arab spring. And the 1990s two very interesting trends happened in iraq after it the first gulf war and the sanctions against the Saddam Hussein regime. The first one is Saddam Hussein integrated campaign the islamic faith campaign. What he did was to islam baptism, and a variety of measures to encourage people, he allowed baptists to study religion, go to m