Claremont 2012

							President Obama Talks about the Arab Spring




          President Obama Talks about the Arab Spring:
                     Narrative and Metaphor
                                        G. Matthew Bonham
                                        Syracuse University
Prepared for presentation at the Symposium on Warring with Words: Narrative and Metaphor in Domestic and
International Politics, Claremont Graduate University, March 24, 2012. [http://www.cgu.edu/pages/9491.asp]
President Obama Talks about the Arab Spring




 The “Collective Mind” of the Obama Administration

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 The “Collective Mind” of the Obama Administration

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        THE NEW POLITICS OF OBAMA
       DIFFERENCE WITH BUSH POLITICS
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         Hisham Melhem Interview on Al-
            Arabiya: A HANDSHAKE

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    The Cairo Address: A New Beginning

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               “A New Beginning”

       President Obama’s Remarks in Cairo
                  June 4, 2009
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          The FAMILY Metaphor

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            The Doha Speech

   President Obama Addresses the World
              Economic Forum
             13 February 2010
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       Presidents Bush and Obama:
          Exclusion vs. Inclusion

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       Presidents Obama and Bush:
      A Semiotic Analysis of “Islamic”
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         Iran: A Threat for Bush vs.
         An Opportunity for Obama
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     The Challenge for President Obama:
      Speaking to Multiple Audiences
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     The Foreign Affairs Establishment

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A JOURNEY THAT IS NOT GOING ANYWHERE

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     The Challenge of the ARAB SPRING

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        The Arab Spring Quandary

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