Blair on Libya: We Must Be Players, Not Spectators
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Blair on Libya: We Must Be Players, Not Spectators

Explainer Video by Tony Blair, Interviewee and Richard Haass, Interviewer

April 7, 2011 3:42 pm (EST)

Blair on Libya: We Must Be Players, Not Spectators
Explainer Video

Tony Blair, Former Prime Minister of the United Kingdom and Quartet Representative to the Middle East, discusses the role of international governments in promoting democracy in the Middle East with Richard Haass, President of the Council on Foreign Relations.

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