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Philip Gordon - White House coordinator for Middle East policy, 2013 - 2015

Stephen Sackur speaks to Philip Gordon, who has just left his role as White House coordinator for Middle East policy. What happened to American leadership in a troubled region?

When Barack Obama replaced George W Bush in the White House, US strategy in the Middle East changed - hubris was out, humility was in. But as the region has sunk deeper into violence, extremism and sectarianism, President Obama's limited ambitions have been condemned by critics as a dangerous form of weakness. Stephen Sackur speaks to Philip Gordon, who has just left his role as the White House's coordinator for Middle East policy. What happened to American leadership in a troubled region?

30 minutes

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Thu 9 Jul 201503:30GMT
BBC News UK & UK HD only

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Credits

PresenterStephen Sackur
Interviewed GuestPhilip Gordon

Broadcasts

  • Mon 6 Jul 201503:30GMT
    BBC News UK & UK HD only
  • Mon 6 Jul 201519:30GMT
    BBC News UK & UK HD only
  • Mon 6 Jul 201523:30GMT
    BBC News UK HD & UK only
  • Wed 8 Jul 201523:30GMT
    BBC News UK & UK HD only
  • Thu 9 Jul 201503:30GMT
    BBC News UK & UK HD only