CIAO DATE: 09/2008

PolicyWatch #1314: Elections in Lebanon: Implications for Washington, Beirut, and Damascus

December 2007

The Washington Institute for Near East Policy

Abstract

On November 27, 2007, Jeffrey Feltman, Tony Badran, and David Schenker addressed a Policy Forum at The Washington Institute. Mr. Feltman has been the U.S. ambassador to Lebanon since July 2004. Mr. Badran is a fellow at the Foundation for Defense of Democracies, specializing in Syrian and Lebanese politics. He runs the well-known political blogs Across the Bay and OpenSyria.org. Mr. Schenker is a senior fellow and director of the Arab Politics Program at The Washington Institute. The following is a rapporteur's summary of their remarks.

Resource link: PolicyWatch #1314: Elections in Lebanon: Implications for Washington, Beirut, and Damascus [PDF] - 13K

Secondary Resources:

• Jeffrey Feltman (Part 1) [MP3] - 4.7M - Audio: Part 1
• Jeffrey Feltman (Part 2) [MP3] - 4.3M - Audio: Part 2
• Tony Badran [MP3] - 6.9M - Audio: Part 3
• Q&A Session [MP3] - 14M - Audio: Part 4