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Lebanon's New Government:

Date: Tuesday, November 17, 2009 / Time: 7:30am - 9:00am 

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Join IFES and USIP experts for a public discussion of Lebanon's elections.

USIP's Lebanon Working Group together with IFES will co-host this public panel discussion. Panelists will provide in-depth analysis of Lebanon's recently-formed government, as well as the June parliamentary elections that preceded its formation.  After several months of arduous negotiations, Prime Minister-designate Saad Hariri, announced a consensus government comprised of both his March 14th coalition and the opposition March 8th bloc. Why did it take so long for a government to be formed? What should the new government's priorities be?  Will it be effective? What should U.S. policy toward Lebanon be?

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 "Lebanon's Unstable Equilibrium" Peace Briefing by Mona Yacoubian


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