Audio recording from The Future of Democracy in Lebanon
Audio recording from The Future of Democracy in Lebanon
The Middle East Institute is deeply saddened by the untimely death of Anthony Shadid, the Pulitzer Prize-winning journalist who covered the Middle East for the Boston Globe, Washington Post, and most recently the New York Times. Shadid died of an apparent asthma attack while on assignment in Syria. His insightful, humane reporting on the Middle East painted an uncommonly nuanced portrait of a region and people in turmoil, and will be sorely missed. Shadid's death is a terrible loss for journalism and the Middle East community.
Audio recording from The 2009 Lebanon Elections: Outcomes and Implications
Audio recording from The 2009 Lebanon Elections: Outcomes and Implications
Audio recording from The 2009 Lebanon Elections: Outcomes and Implications
Audio recording from The 2009 Lebanon Elections: Outcomes and Implications
Audio recording from A Briefing on Kuwait and Gulf Affairs with the U.S. Ambassador to Kuwait
Audio recording from Comparing the Politics of GCC Oil Booms and Busts
Audio recording from U.S. Military Assistance to Lebanon
Audio recording from Lebanon and Syria: The Challenge of an Evolving Relationship
The Arab Spring: Implications for US Policy and Interests
MEI scholar Randa Slim led a discussion about Hezbollah and its reaction to shifting regional dynamics in the wake of the Arab Spring. Although Lebanon has not experienced the same levels of unrest as its neighbors, Hezbollah is not immune from the regional instability resulting from the revolutions roiling the Middle East. Hezbollah is currently the principal orchestrator of a new governing coalition that is rife with internal divisions.
Amidst ongoing violence against protestors in Syria, Hande Ayan of the Center for Turkish Studies discusses the uneasy diplomatic relationship between Turkey and Syria and Turkey’s role in the political situation there. The September 2011 Bulletin also introduces MEI scholars Philip Frayne, who speaks on his Foreign Service career and offers his insights on how the US can support democratic transitions in the Middle East, and Randa Slim, who is interviewed on her experience in post-conflict reconciliation.