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| Blog Name: |
Middle East Strategy at Harvard (MESH) |
| Url: |
http://blogs.law.harvard.edu/mesh/ |
| Language: |
English |
| Topics: |
Middle East, Foreign Policy, International Relations |
| Description: |
Middle East Strategy at Harvard (MESH) is a community of scholars and practitioners who are interested in the formulation of U.S. strategic options for the Middle East. The MESH blog brings together some of the most original strategic thinkers in academe, research centers, and government, in a web-based forum for exchanging and disseminating ideas. |
| Popularity: |
55 Followers |
Lebanon on UN Security Council
From David Schenker
In October, Lebanon was elected to one of ten non-permanent member seats on the United Nations Security Council. Come January 2010, Lebanon will assume Asia’s “Arab League” seat, replacing Libya for a two-year term on the critical international body.
The UNSC seat was the brainchild of Lebanon’s president Michel Suleiman, who used his 2008 UN General Assembly
Whither Yemen?
From Mark N. Katz
There has been much press coverage about how the Saleh regime in Yemen is facing important security challenges.
There is the Houthi rebellion in the north of the country which has been going on since 2004 (see a brief, excellent analysis by Gregory Johnsen). There is
Saudis into Yemen
From Daniel Byman
Saudi Arabia is once again sailing in dangerous waters as it increases its military involvement in Yemen. The recent New York Times article on the subject is welcome, because the growing violence in Yemen is perhaps the most neglected news story in the Middle East.
Yemen is racked by
Disrupting Iran’s weapons smuggling
From Matthew Levitt
Even as the West seeks to engage Iran in negotiations over Tehran’s nuclear program, Iran continues to arm rogue regimes and terrorist groups in blatant violation of UN Security Council Resolution 1747. Such aggressive behavior on the part of Iran in support of terrorist groups and rogue regimes
MESH seeks support
From Stephen Peter Rosen and Martin Kramer
As MESH approaches its second anniversary, we seek foundation support to allow us to continue our work and expand in new directions. Interested? Please contact us. And if you have ties to a foundation, please recommend MESH.
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