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Save to My PortfolioHezbollah's Triumph and Agony in Lebanon

Bruce Riedel, July 23, 2011, The Daily Beast

Bruce Riedel writes that Hezbollah, the Lebanese terrorist group and dominating political party is now at a crossroads. According to Riedel, Hezbollah's rise to power could backfire as it faces a UN tribunal, potential international isolation and hostile relations with Syria. Read More

Middle East, The Arab Awakening and Middle East Unrest, Lebanon, Arab-Israeli Relations, Syria

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Save to My PortfolioHezbollah's Power Play in Lebanon

Shibley Telhami, January 13, 2011, The National Interest

Hezbollah's Power Play in LebanonShibley Telhami examines the internal crisis in Lebanon generated by the collapse of the government of Prime Minister Saad Hariri, following the withdrawal of Hezbollah and its allies from the governing coalition. Read More

Lebanon, Middle East, Governance, Politics, The Arab Awakening and Middle East Unrest

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Save to My PortfolioFrom Tribunal to Turbulence: Lebanon and the Middle East's Multiple Challenges

Wednesday, October 20, 2010
11:00 AM to 12:30 PM
Doha, Qatar

On October 20, 2010, the Brookings Doha Center hosted a policy discussion with Rami Khouri, director of the American University of Beirut's Issam Fares Institute of Public Policy and editor-at-large of The Daily Star. The talk dealt with the political turmoil facing Lebanon, as the UN’s Special Tribunal for Lebanon prepares its indictments on the 2005 assassination of Rafik Hariri. Read More

Lebanon, Middle East, United Nations

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Save to My PortfolioA More Viable U.S. Strategy for Lebanon

Bilal Saab, July 2010, The Brookings Institution

A More Viable U.S. Strategy for LebanonBilal Saab presents a detailed examination of U.S. policy toward Lebanon over the past thirty years, arguing that a more focused and sustained effort at bolstering Lebanese security is critical for Washington to advance its long-term goals in region. Read More

Lebanon, Middle East, Foreign Policy, International Relations, Politics

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Save to My PortfolioTaking Stock of the Youth Challenge in the Middle East

Samantha Constant and Mary Kraetsch, June 2010, The Brookings Institution

In an effort to shed light on the challenges that youth continue to face in the Middle East, Samantha Constant and Mary Kraetsch have created an interactive map and corresponding fact sheets that provide key statistics associated with youth issues for all 18 countries in the Middle East. In the accompanying note, they provide an overview of the data and their main findings. Read More

Middle East, Middle East Youth, Islamic World, Development, Developing Countries

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Save to My PortfolioThe Middle East and the New Global Economy: Economic Recovery and a New Government in Lebanon

Tarik Yousef and Jad Chaaban, November 13, 2009, The Brookings Institution

The Middle East and the New Global Economy: Economic Recovery and a New Government in LebanonTarik Yousef and the Middle East Youth Initiative speak with Jad Chaaban about recent economic and political developments in Lebanon, where Prime Minister-designate Saad Hariri ended months of negotiations by announcing a new unity cabinet earlier this week. With impressive overall growth projected for 2009, Lebanon’s economy may emerge stronger from the global crisis if the new government can agree on needed reforms. Read More

Middle East, Lebanon, Global Financial Crisis, Global Economics, Economic Development

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Save to My PortfolioNational Dialogue and State-Building in the Middle East

Monday, November 09, 2009
6:00 PM to 8:00 PM

National Dialogue and State-Building in the Middle EastOn November 9, the Brookings Doha Center hosted a policy discussion with H.E. Mohamad Chatah, the Lebanese minister of finance, H.E. Ghassan Khatib, director of the Palestinian Government Media Center, and H.E. Ayad Al Samarrai, speaker of the Iraqi Parliament on the project of inclusive national dialogue and state-building in Lebanon, the Palestinian territories, and Iraq. The speakers examined past and current nationally-driven conflict resolution efforts. Read More

Middle East, Iraq, Lebanon, Israel, Arab-Israeli Relations

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Save to My PortfolioGoing Home? Prospects and Pitfalls for Large-Scale Return of Iraqis

Elizabeth Ferris, July 02, 2009, International Association for the Study of Forced Migration Annual Conference, Nicosia, Cyprus

Going Home? Prospects and Pitfalls for Large-Scale Return of IraqisRecently discussion has turned to the prospects for the large-scale return of refugees and internally displaced persons (IDPs) to Iraq. More than 4 million Iraqis have been displaced, either internally or externally. And while the Iraqi and US governments, policymakers in the region, and humanitarian actors assume that most will return to Iraq in the near future, Elizabeth Ferris points out that experience with other displacement crises indicates that return will be neither automatic nor straightforward. Read More

Displacement in Iraq, Iraq, Internal Displacement, Middle East, Migration

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Save to My PortfolioThe Lebanese Elections and the Middle East: An Opportunity for Change?

Tuesday, June 23, 2009
6:00 PM to 8:00 PM
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The Lebanese Elections and the Middle East: An Opportunity for Change?On June 23, the Brookings Doha Center hosted a policy discussion to examine the elections in Lebanon, to shed some light on the technical aspects of the elections and the monitoring process, and to explore potential reforms to the Lebanese electoral law and its underlying sectarian political system. Read More

Lebanon, Elections, Middle East

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Save to My PortfolioU.S.-Backed Alliance Wins in Lebanon

Hady Amr, June 17, 2009, Near East Report

In Lebanon, an American-backed alliance retained control of the parliament after the country's election on June 7, 2009. Hady Amr analyzes what the results mean for the future of Lebanon, U.S. foreign policy and Israeli security. Read More

Lebanon, Middle East, Israel, Politics, International Relations

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Save to My PortfolioLebanon: The Good, the Bad, and the Ugly

Hady Amr, June 13, 2009, Gulf News

Lebanon’s electoral system, like Iran’s, should be confined to the dustbin of history, says Hady Amr. It’s disturbing. And worse, it actively reinforces the divisions which spark civil and sectarian strife. A new system can emerge if Lebanese civil society calls for it, and the international community supports these calls. The outcome would ultimately be a truly democratic Lebanon with less sectarianism, less violence, and more unity. Read More

Lebanon, Middle East, Elections

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Save to My PortfolioThe Good, the Bad and the Ugly in Lebanon's Elections

Hady Amr, June 12, 2009, Gulf News

Hady Amr discusses the good and bad news related to Lebanon's recent elections in which a pro-American coalition won. Amr notes that while there are many positives, the electoral system, in which parliament is seated on sectarian lines needs to go. Read More

Lebanon, Elections, Middle East, Arab-Israeli Relations

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Save to My PortfolioAfter the Elections: U.S. Policy and Political Stability in Lebanon

Thursday, June 11, 2009
10:00 AM to 11:30 AM
Washington, DC

Reuters/Omar IbrahimOn June 10, Tamara Wittes, senior fellow and director of the Middle East Democracy and Development Project at the Saban Center at Brookings, and Daniel Brumberg, acting director of the Muslim World Initiative at USIP and director of Democracy and Governance Studies at Georgetown University analyzed the significance of the June 7, 2009 parliamentary elections in Lebanon and their impact on U.S. policy in that country and the region. Read More

Lebanon, Middle East, Elections

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Save to My PortfolioLebanon on the Brink of Elections: Key Public Opinion Findings

Shibley Telhami, June 2009, The Brookings Institution

Lebanon on the Brink of Elections: Key Public Opinion FindingsIn this Saban Center Middle East Memo, Shibley Telhami presents data from his March-May public opinion poll in Lebanon. Telhami examines the attitudes of the Lebanese public on core foreign and domestic issues that will be critical to the type of government that could emerge following the June 7 parliamentary elections. Many of the issues addressed in the poll are of great interest to the United States as it implements its policy in the region. Read More

Lebanon, Elections, Polling and Public Opinion

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Save to My PortfolioGlobal Economic Crisis: Prosperity and Politics in Lebanon

Navtej Dhillon and Jad Chaaban, May 04, 2009, The Brookings Institution

Global Economic Crisis: Prosperity and Politics in LebanonNavtej Dhillon speaks with Jad Chaaban, author of “The Costs of Youth Exclusion in the Middle East,” about the resilience of Lebanon’s economy during the global recession. With elections approaching, policymakers must protect recent fiscal gains, avoid debt increases, and ensure diverse jobs are available for Lebanon’s youthful electorate. An edited transcript follows. Read More

Lebanon, Middle East, Global Financial Crisis, Global Economics, Politics

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Martin S. Indyk is vice president and director of the Foreign Policy Program at the Brookings Institution in Washington D.C., and a former U.S. ambassador to Israel. He was the founding director of the Saban Center for Middle East Policy at Brookings. During the Clinton administration Indyk served as assistant secretary of state for Near East affairs, special assistant to the president, and senior director for Near East and South Asia in the U.S. National Security Council.
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