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Lebanon and the Middle East Peace Process: Teleconference with Carnegie Experts

Carnegie Middle East experts provide a briefing on the situation in Lebanon and the Middle East Peace Process.

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By Nathan J. Brown, Amr Hamzawy, Marina Ottaway, Paul Salem
Published on May 20, 2008

Source: May 16

President Bush traveled to the Middle East to celebrate Israel’s 60th anniversary. During his trip, Carnegie Middle East experts provided a briefing on the situation in Lebanon and the status of the Israeli-Palestinian Peace Process. 

About the Authors

Nathan J. Brown

Nonresident Senior Fellow, Middle East Program

Nathan J. Brown, a professor of political science and international affairs at George Washington University, is a distinguished scholar and author of nine books on Arab politics and governance, as well as editor of five books.

Amr Hamzawy

Director, Middle East Program

Amr Hamzawy is a senior fellow and the director of the Carnegie Middle East Program. His research and writings focus on Egypt’s and other middle powers’ involvement in regional security in the Middle East, particularly through collective diplomacy and multilateral conflict resolution

Marina Ottaway

Former Senior Associate, Middle East Program

Before joining the Endowment, Ottaway carried out research in Africa and in the Middle East for many years and taught at the University of Addis Ababa, the University of Zambia, the American University in Cairo, and the University of the Witwatersrand in South Africa.

Paul Salem

Senior Fellow at the Middle East Institute

Paul Salem is a senior fellow at the Middle East Institute.

Authors

Nathan J. Brown
Nonresident Senior Fellow, Middle East Program
Nathan J. Brown
Amr Hamzawy
Director, Middle East Program
Amr Hamzawy
Marina Ottaway
Former Senior Associate, Middle East Program
Marina Ottaway
Paul Salem
Senior Fellow at the Middle East Institute
Paul Salem
Political ReformForeign PolicyMiddle EastIsraelEgyptLebanon

Carnegie India does not take institutional positions on public policy issues; the views represented herein are those of the author(s) and do not necessarily reflect the views of Carnegie, its staff, or its trustees.

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