TONIGHT
E-mail a friendOctober 20, 2009
Middle East scholar Vali Nasr analyzes what the U.S. needs to understand about the region and missed opportunities in Afghanistan and Pakistan. Actress Michelle Monaghan explains why she was drawn to her role in the new indie feature, Truckers.
Vali Nasr
Vali Nasr
Middle East scholar discusses the importance of a vibrant middle class for stability in the Middle East. (1:32)
Full Interview (13:07)
Vali Nasr is an authority on the Islamic world. He's advised senior policy makers, members of Congress, U.S. presidential candidates and private sector execs. Born in Iran, Nasr is a professor of international relations at Tufts University's Fletcher School of Law and Diplomacy. He's also written for The New York Times and Washington Post and authored several important books on Muslim politics and Islam, including The Shia Revival and Forces of Fortune, which offers an understanding of the Muslim world and its possible future.
Michelle Monaghan
Michelle Monaghan
Actress explains the excitement of playing a strong independent female character in the film Truckers. (1:32)
Full Interview (10:47)
Michelle Monaghan studied journalism before becoming a successful model—traveling the world, strutting the runways and appearing in magazines and catalogs. But Hollywood beckoned, and she decided to pursue acting. A recurring role on the Fox series Boston Public in '02 opened doors for the Iowa native, and she's since shared the silver screen with some of Hollywood's biggest stars, with credits that include Mr. & Mrs. Smith, Kiss Kiss Bang Bang and Mission: Impossible III. Monaghan is next up in the indie feature, Trucker.