Aug 8 - Red Cross workers pass aid supplies across a river in Tyre, Lebanon, after roads were destroyed by Israeli attacks. More on the crisis. (Photo: AP/Wide World)

International efforts to reach a ceasefire resolution by the Security Council this week would pave the way for the arrival of international forces in Lebanon.

With mounting pressure to insert a peacekeeping force, many issues need to be addressed.

• What do past experiences in Lebanon and elsewhere tell us about the prospects for a succesful peacekeeping mission?
• What challenges might this mission encounter?
• What mandate and requirements are necessary to address the challenges?

Speakers

• Mike Bailey
  RONCO Consulting
• Ambassador James Dobbins
  RAND Corporation
• Ambassador Arthur Hughes
  The Middle East Institute
• Bill Stuebner
  ACDI/VOCA
• Ambassador David Mack
  The Middle East Institute

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