Lebanon: Swing State of a New Levant: Opening Remarks

Co-Sponsored by the Aspen Institute US-Lebanon Dialogue and the Lebanon Renaissance Foundation, Lebanon: Swing State of a New Levant engaged senior political figures and policy experts from the U.S., Lebanon, and the region on a new era of U.S.-Lebanon relations, Lebanon’s pivotal role in the region, and the upcoming Lebanese parliamentary elections. Featuring Aspen Institute President and CEO Walter Isaacson, Lebanon Minister of State Nassib Lahoud and Lebanon Renaissance Foundation President Eli Khoury.

Lebanon: Swing State of a New Levant: Lebanon in the Next Administration

Co-Sponsored by the Aspen Institute US-Lebanon Dialogue and the Lebanon Renaissance Foundation, Lebanon: Swing State of a New Levant engaged senior political figures and policy experts from the U.S., Lebanon, and the region on a new era of U.S.-Lebanon relations, Lebanon’s pivotal role in the region, and the upcoming Lebanese parliamentary elections. Featuring Madeleine Albright, U.S. Secretary of State (1997-2001); Jeffrey Feltman, Dep. Asst. Secretary of State for Near East Affairs; Martin Indyk, Director, Saban Center, Brookings Institute; Theodore Kattouf, President, AMIDEAST.

Lebanon: Swing State of a New Levant: Congressman Charles Boustany (R-LA)

Co-Sponsored by the Aspen Institute US-Lebanon Dialogue and the Lebanon Renaissance Foundation, Lebanon: Swing State of a New Levant engaged senior political figures and policy experts from the U.S., Lebanon, and the region on a new era of U.S.-Lebanon relations, Lebanon’s pivotal role in the region, and the upcoming Lebanese parliamentary elections. Featuring Louisiana Congressman Charles Boustany.

Lebanon: Swing State of a New Levant: Electoral Showdown

Co-Sponsored by the Aspen Institute US-Lebanon Dialogue and the Lebanon Renaissance Foundation, Lebanon: Swing State of a New Levant engaged senior political figures and policy experts from the U.S., Lebanon, and the region on a new era of U.S.-Lebanon relations, Lebanon’s pivotal role in the region, and the upcoming Lebanese parliamentary elections. Featuring Michael Young, Opinion Editor, The Daily Star; Antoine Zahra, Lebanese Forces MP, Batroun; Nayla Mouawad, Qornet Shehwan MP, Zghorta; Ghassan Mokheiber, Change and Reform MP, Metn; Ghenwa Jalloul, Future MP, Beirut.

Lebanon: Swing State of a New Levant: Congressman Nick Rahall (D-WV)

Co-Sponsored by the Aspen Institute US-Lebanon Dialogue and the Lebanon Renaissance Foundation, Lebanon: Swing State of a New Levant engaged senior political figures and policy experts from the U.S., Lebanon, and the region on a new era of U.S.-Lebanon relations, Lebanon’s pivotal role in the region, and the upcoming Lebanese parliamentary elections. Featuring a keynote address by West Virginia Congressman Nick Rahall.

Lebanon: Swing State of a New Levant: Lebanese MP Ghazi Youssef

Co-Sponsored by the Aspen Institute US-Lebanon Dialogue and the Lebanon Renaissance Foundation, Lebanon: Swing State of a New Levant engaged senior political figures and policy experts from the U.S., Lebanon, and the region on a new era of U.S.-Lebanon relations, Lebanon’s pivotal role in the region, and the upcoming Lebanese parliamentary elections. Featuring Ghazi Youssef, member of the Lebanese Parliament from the Future party.

Lebanon: Swing State of a New Levant: Militant Islam in Lebanon

Co-Sponsored by the Aspen Institute US-Lebanon Dialogue and the Lebanon Renaissance Foundation, Lebanon: Swing State of a New Levant engaged senior political figures and policy experts from the U.S., Lebanon, and the region on a new era of U.S.-Lebanon relations, Lebanon’s pivotal role in the region, and the upcoming Lebanese parliamentary elections. Featuring a panel discussion with David Ignatius, Columnist, The Washington Post; Hassan Mneimneh, Visiting Fellow, American Enterprise Institute; Ziad Majed, Researcher, Institut d'Etudes Politiques; Steven Cook, Senior Fellow, Council on Foreign Relations; Patrick Haenni, Senior Analyst, The Religioscope Foundation.