Commentary
The party’s objectives involve tying together the Lebanese and Iranian fronts, while surviving militarily and politically at home.
Mohamad Fawaz
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Commentary
Dark Horizons
In a podcast, Carnegie Middle East scholars discuss a new report on the state of the Arab world.
Published on Mar 3, 2017
In February, the Carnegie Middle East Program released the English version of a major new report titled, “Arab Fractures: Citizens, States and Social Contracts.” To discuss the report, three of those who participated in its drafting, Carnegie’s Vice President for Studies Marwan Muasher, Director of the Middle East Program Michele Dunne, and Middle East Program Fellow Perry Cammack, sat for a podcast with Tom Carver, Carnegie’s vice president for communications and strategy.
About the Authors
Marwan Muasher
Vice President for Studies
Marwan Muasher is vice president for studies at Carnegie, where he oversees research in Washington and Beirut on the Middle East. Muasher served as foreign minister (2002–2004) and deputy prime minister (2004–2005) of Jordan, and his career has spanned the areas of diplomacy, development, civil society, and communications.
Michele Dunne
Former Nonresident Scholar, Middle East Program
Michele Dunne was a nonresident scholar in Carnegie’s Middle East Program, where her research focuses on political and economic change in Arab countries, particularly Egypt, as well as U.S. policy in the Middle East.
Perry Cammack
Former Nonresident Fellow, Middle East Program
Perry Cammack was a nonresident fellow in the Middle East Program at the Carnegie Endowment for International Peace, where he focuses on long-term regional trends and their implications for American foreign policy.
Tom Carver
Former Vice President for Communications and Strategy
Carver was vice president for communications and strategy at the Carnegie Endowment for International Peace. He previously served as senior vice president at Chlopak, Leonard & Schechter. A former award-winning journalist, Carver worked for the BBC from 1984 to 2004.
Carnegie 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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