In the Eye of the Storm: The History of Leban...

The LSE Middle East Centre hosted the launch of Richard Barltrop’s paper, 'Sudan’s Current War: A Longer View on Peacemaking and Prospects'. This hybrid event launched a new paper examining the ongoing war in Sudan, which broke out in 2023. Drawing on lessons from the history of ...  Show more

This webinar examines perceptions of social protection and conflict prevention in Lebanon and Jordan among policymakers and household recipients of state-provided cash transfers. Drawing on extensive qualitative fieldwork conducted between October 2022 and March 2024, Rana Jawad ...  Show more

Épisode 5 : Quel Liban futur ? Au Liban, dans ce pays d’une richesse culturelle et historique inégalable où se côtoient vestiges phéniciens multimillénaires et impacts de balles issus d’une guerre civile à peine cinquantenaire, les maux se font nombreux : luttes de pouvoir inter- ...  Show more

Épisode 2 : Le Hezbollah Au Liban, dans ce pays d’une richesse culturelle et historique inégalable où se côtoient vestiges phéniciens multimillénaires et impacts de balles issus d’une guerre civile à peine cinquantenaire, les maux se font nombreux : luttes de pouvoir inter-religi ...  Show more

Why has secularism faced such challenges in the Middle East and in Lebanon in particular? In light of dominating headlines about the spread of sectarianism and the so-called death of Arab secularism, Mark Farha addresses the need for a thorough examination of the history of secul ...  Show more

The discussion on Fouad Chehab begins at 10:06. In the fourth edition of our historical figures’ series, Nizar and Ben analyze the life and legacy of Fouad Chehab, the army commander turned Lebanese president, who in his presidency from 1958 to 1964 enacted a reform agenda that t ...  Show more