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Top 5 potential game changers to watch for on the international stage in 2012

Saturday, January 28, 2012 | Categories: PromoNoBlog, Promote |

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Thumbnail image for Thumbnail image for James Steinberg (AP PhotoNg Han Guan).jpgwith James Steinberg, former U.S. Deputy Secretary of State to Hillary Clinton, and fmr. Deputy National Security Advisor to President Bill Clinton. Steinberg is currently the Dean of the Maxwell School of Citizenship and Public Affairs at Syracuse University.

 

Listen to James Steinberg list his top 5 potential game changers to watch out for on the international stage in 2012:

 

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