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• Roundtable Series on Political Developments in Lebanon and Syria

  Director:	Mohamad Bazzi, Edward R. Murrow Press Fellow

  November 1, 2007 - Present

  The Roundtable Series on Political Developments in Lebanon and Syria explores crucial events and issues in the two countries and their impact on U.S. foreign policy. Among the questions being addressed are: How can Lebanon avoid its recurring cycle of violence and political paralysis, and what effects does this have on the wider region and on U.S. interests? Can Hezbollah be disarmed and fully integrated into the Lebanese political system? Are there alternatives for the sectarian-based political system in Lebanon, and what can the United States do to promote them? What factors should shape U.S. policy toward Syria? And can Syria be pressed into playing a more constructive role in the region?

  
  

   

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  Roundtable Series on Political Developments in Lebanon and Syria: Lebanon's Political Crisis and U.S. Policy Options

  Roundtable Meeting

  
  February 29, 2008

  Related Project: Roundtable Series on Political Developments in Lebanon and Syria

  Presider:	Mohamad Bazzi, Edward R. Murrow Press Fellow, Council on Foreign Relations
  Speaker:	Rami Khouri, Director, Isaam Fares Institute for Public Policy and International Affairs, American University of Beirut, Editor-at-Large, The Daily Star

   

  The Roundtable Series on Political Developments in Lebanon and Syria: A Conversation with John Waterbury

  Roundtable Meeting

  
  November 13, 2007

  Related Project: Roundtable Series on Political Developments in Lebanon and Syria

  Presider:	Mohamad Bazzi, Edward R. Murrow Press Fellow, Council on Foreign Relations
  Speaker:	John Waterbury, President, American University of Beirut

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