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Crisis in Lebanon: Is Peacekeeping Possible?

Public Event Co-sponsored with the Middle East Institute

Date: Wednesday, August 16, 2006 / Time: 8:00am - 9:30am 

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Red Cross workers pass aid supplies across a river in Tyre, Lebanon, after roads were destroyed by Israeli attacks.
Aug 8 - Red Cross workers pass aid supplies across a river in Tyre, Lebanon, after roads were destroyed by Israeli attacks. More on the crisis. (Photo: AP/Wide World)

International efforts to reach a ceasefire resolution by the Security Council this week would pave the way for the arrival of international forces in Lebanon.

With mounting pressure to insert a peacekeeping force, many issues need to be addressed.

  • What do past experiences in Lebanon and elsewhere tell us about the prospects for a succesful peacekeeping mission?
  • What challenges might this mission encounter?
  • What mandate and requirements are necessary to address the challenges?

Speakers

  • Mike Bailey
    RONCO Consulting
  • Ambassador James Dobbins
    RAND Corporation
  • Ambassador Arthur Hughes
    The Middle East Institute
  • Bill Stuebner
    ACDI/VOCA
  • Ambassador David Mack
    The Middle East Institute

 

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