Economic failures rooted in political weakness stymie Lebanon’s future

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Teaching young students science, nature…and civil argumentation

Education Department Associate Professor Rola Khishfe has been training K-12 grade teachers how to teach students to argue, debate, and interact with one another on topics related to science and nature – in a way that allows them to disagree, but always in a civil manner. Evidenc ...  Afficher plus

Cancer detection and protection…from the lab to the world

Dr Rihab Nasr, Tenured professor at the department of Anatomy, Cell Biology and Physiological Sciences and director of cancer prevention and control program at the Naef K Basile Cancer Institute at the AUB Medical Center, has been internationally recognized for her breakthroughs ...  Afficher plus

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Theorising Revolution, Anticipating Civil War: Class, State, and Political Practice in 1960s Lebanon
LSE Middle East Centre Podcasts

Speaker: Fadi Bardawil, University of North Carolina Discussant: Fuad Musallam, LSE Chair: John Chalcraft, LSE Drawing on the theorisation of the Marxist group Socialist Lebanon, Fadi Bardawil looks at how Lebanon's simultaneous economic integration into the Arab area through its ...  Afficher plus

What does political ecology tell us about the environmental crises in the Middle East?
Middle East Centre

This is a recording of a live webinar held on Friday 3rd December 2021 for the Middle East Centre Like many parts of the world, the environment in the Middle East is in crisis. Climate change, biodiversity loss and unsustainable material extraction will have the same detrimental ...  Afficher plus

Lebanon’s silent crisis
Beyond the Headlines

For nearly three years, Lebanon has been steadily collapsing under the weight of a financial crisis that is one of the worst in the modern world. But what is life like for those who have to live through the situation on the ground?   To be Lebanese is to navigate a slew of dai ...

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Suffering Like Hell: Argentina's Milei Mayhem
PUSHBACK Talks

This week, we turn our attention to Argentina, a nation grappling with political turmoil and economic distress. With rising polarization and economic instability, President Milei's controversial policies roll back social programs and consolidate power, exacerbating social ...

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