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"Lebanon on the Brink" Nadim Shehadi, Lebanese American University

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In August 2020, a massive explosion in downtown Beirut killed hundreds, caused billions of dollars worth of damage, and galvanized Lebanese demands for more responsible, accountable government. Nadim Shehadi, Executive Director of the Lebanese American University’s New York Headquarters and Academic Center, and Associate Fellow of the Middle East and North Africa Program at Chatham House in London discusses the current state of that country, and the prospects for reform.

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Nadim Shehadi

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In August 2020, a massive explosion in downtown Beirut killed hundreds, caused billions of dollars worth of damage, and galvanized Lebanese demands for more responsible, accountable government. Nadim Shehadi, Executive Director of the Lebanese American University’s New York Headquarters and Academic Center, and Associate Fellow of the Middle East and North Africa Program at Chatham House in London discusses the current state of that country, and the prospects for reform.

Moderated by MEI Faculty Director Tarek Masoud, Sultan Qaboos Bin Said of Oman Professor of International Relations.

About the Speaker

Mr. Nadim Shehadi, is an Associate Fellow of the Middle East and North Africa Programme at Chatham House in London. He was previously the director of the Fares Center for Eastern Mediterranean Studies at The Fletcher School of Law and Diplomacy, Tufts University. He was also a senior member of St. Antony’s College Oxford where he directed the Centre for Lebanese Studies from 1986 to 2005.

Mr. Shehadi trained as an economist with an interest in the history of economic thought. He has produced several publications, contributes regularly to media coverage of Middle Eastern affairs and has advised several governments and international organizations.

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