Lebanon now finds itself in the middle of a crisis. Over one million Lebanese find themselves internally displaced and over one thousand people have been killed. The need for a ceasefire is clear for humanitarian reasons alone. Furthermore, a ceasefire would provide the opportunity to strengthen Lebanon's state capacity by electing a president and increasing deployment of the Lebanese Armed Forces throughout the country.
These issues and others will be featured in a fireside chat between Ambassador (ret.) Edward Gabriel, President of the American Task Force on Lebanon (ATFL), and Najib Mikati, Caretaker Prime Minister of Lebanon.
The fireside chat was followed by a policy discussion featuring commentary from Paul Salem of the Middle East Institute, Maha Yahya of the Malcom H. Kerr Carnegie Middle East Center, and Ambassador Gabriel of ATFL.