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February 22nd,
2005
| Mr.
Adib
Farha
Lebanese-Syrian
Relations: An Insider's Perspective
Mr.
Farha brought a much-needed insider's
perspective on the nuances of the everyday
Lebanese-Syrian relationship, especially as it
has evolved since and throughout the Lebanese
Civil War. He also touched upon a number of
recent developments such as the latest
tragic assassination of ex-PM Rafic Hariri, constitutional amendment/extension, UN
Resolution 1559, sudden international interest,
newly drafted electoral law, alliances landscape
and projections for the upcoming parliamentary
election results, and more (transcript
available here.) A Q&A
session followed the lecture.
 Adib
Farha was on former Lebanese Prime Minister Rafic
Hariri's staff for the past ten years. He has also been advisor
to the former Lebanese Minister of
Finance and is currently part-time Professor of
Economics at the Lebanese American University in
Beirut, Lebanon. Between 2002 and 2004, he served as a
member of Lebanons National Audio-Visual Media
Council (the Lebanese equivalent of the FCC).
He is also a commentator and an economic and
political analyst, with frequent contributions to
Lebanon's only English-language newspaper, The Daily
Star; various Arabic-language newspapers such as An
Nahar, As Safir, Al Mustaqbal, Aliwaa and others;
and to The International Herald Tribune. His
articles are often carried by global news agencies.
Adib Farha is a frequent guest on Lebanese,
Arab and international radio and TV channels,
including CNN International, BBC World, Al Arabia
TV, Al Jazeera, etc. He has also hosted his daily TV
talk show on Lebanese NBN TV during the most
recent US presidential elections, wherein he hosted
prominent US guests including former Undersecretary
of State Ambassador Richard Murphy, former
Undersecretary of State and of Defense and former
Dean of the JFK School of Government at Harvard
University Dr. Joseph Nye, and former Presidential
Adviser Mr. Sidney Blumenthal.
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