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Event

Sectarianism and Conflict in the Middle East, September, 21, 2015

Mon, September 21st, 2015

Moscow

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Shia-Sunni sectarianism is one of the factors driving instability in the Middle East. Emile Hokayem, senior fellow for Middle East Security at the International Institute for Strategic Studies, discussed the impact of sectarianism at the Carnegie Moscow Center.

Carnegie’s Alexey Malashenko moderated.

Emile Hokayem

Emile Hokayem is the senior fellow for Middle East Security at the International Institute for Strategic Studies based out of its Middle East office in Manama, Bahrain.

Alexey Malashenko

Alexey Malashenko is chair of the Carnegie Moscow Center’s Religion, Society, and Security Program.

Middle EastSecurityReligionForeign Policy

Event Speakers

Emile Hokayem
Director of regional security and senior fellow for Middle East Security at the International Institute for Strategic Studies.
Emile Hokayem
Alexey Malashenko
Former Scholar in Residence, Religion, Society, and Security Program
Alexey Malashenko

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.

Event Speakers

Emile Hokayem

Director of regional security and senior fellow for Middle East Security at the International Institute for Strategic Studies.

Emile Hokayem is the director of regional security and senior fellow for Middle East Security at the International Institute for Strategic Studies.

Alexey Malashenko

Former Scholar in Residence, Religion, Society, and Security Program

Malashenko is a former chair of the Carnegie Moscow Center’s Religion, Society, and Security Program.

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