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| WATCH DEBATE ON VIDEO Dear Friends of the Cedar Revolution, The Hudson Institute’s Center for Middle East Policy cordially invites you to a foreign policy discussion on: Lebanon on the Brink? Syria and the Uncertain Future of Lebanon’s Democracy Monday, December 17, 2007, 12:30 p.m.–2:30 p.m. Betsy and Walter Stern Conference Center Hudson Institute 1015 15th St, NW, 6th Floor, Washington, DC 20005 Wednesday’s assassination of Brigadier General Francois Al-Hajj marks the first act of violence in Lebanon since the end of President Emile Lahoud’s term on November 23, 2007 and the country’s ensuing political impasse over his succession. Despite general agreement between pro and anti-Syrian factions that General Michel Suleiman will fill the vacant presidency, infighting has delayed the parliamentary vote for the eighth time. As the country remains embroiled in a political crisis amid ongoing political assassinations since 2005, could the country teeter on the brink of sectarian violence? How can we understand Syria’s role in Lebanon’s recent political climate? How should the U.S. and European allies proceed? What can be expected for Lebanon’s fledging democracy? Panel Discussion DAVID SCHENKER, Senior Fellow in Arab Politics, Washington Institute for Near Policy ADIB FARHA, Senior Policy Adviser, American Lebanese Coalition TONY BADRAN, Research Fellow, the Foundation for the Defense of Democracy Moderator MEYRAV WURMSER, Director for the Center for Middle East Policy, Hudson Institute To RSVP (acceptances only) please email events@hudson.org or call 202-974-2400. |
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