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SUMMARY:The Beirut Explosion and Lebanon's Crisis | Special Event
DESCRIPTION:Special Discussion! Registration is FREE and required. RSVP through the button below. \n  \nWhat does it look like when a state collapses? \n  \nThis question was posed by Steven Cook\, while reporting on Lebanon less than one week prior to the devastating explosion in Beirut. \n  \nJoin Dr. Steven Cook\, Foreign Policy\, Council on Foreign Relations\, to discuss the economic and political challenges that have haunted Lebanon and how this recent tragedy threaten’s Lebanon’s future. Moderated by Megan Clark Torrey\, CEO. \n\n\n\n\n        \n            \n                                \n                    Slide 1RESERVE YOUR TICKETClick the button below to complete your registration. We look forward to seeing you there!  \nRESERVE YOUR TICKET                \n                            \n        \n        \n\n\n\n\n\nSpeaker Bio\nSteven A. Cook is Eni Enrico Mattei senior fellow for Middle East and Africa studies and director of the International Affairs Fellowship for Tenured International Relations Scholars at the Council on Foreign Relations (CFR). He is an expert on Arab and Turkish politics as well as U.S.-Middle East policy. Cook is the author of False Dawn: Protest\, Democracy\, and Violence in the New Middle East; The Struggle for Egypt: From Nasser to Tahrir Square\, which won the 2012 gold medal from the Washington Institute for Near East Policy; and Ruling but Not Governing: The Military and Political Development in Egypt\, Algeria\, and Turkey.\n\nCook is a columnist at Foreign Policy magazine. He has also published widely in international affairs journals\, opinion magazines\, and newspapers\, and is a frequent commentator on radio and television. His work can also be found on CFR.org. \nPrior to joining CFR\, Cook was a research fellow at the Brookings Institution (2001–02) and a Soref research fellow at the Washington Institute for Near East Policy (1995–96). \nCook holds a BA in international studies from Vassar College\, an MA in international relations from Johns Hopkins University’s School of Advanced International Studies\, and an MA and a PhD in political science from the University of Pennsylvania. He speaks Arabic and Turkish and reads French.
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SUMMARY:Sanctioning Global Human Rights Abusers
DESCRIPTION:New Date! Due to the impact of the storm\, this event has been rescheduled to a new date August 12th \nFrom atrocities against Rohingya Muslims in Myanmar\, to conditions in detention centers in China\, to the individuals involved in the killing of journalist Jamal Khashoggi\, Monica Ager Jacobsen has been instrumental in developing U.S. sanctions to target atrocities and human rights abusers around the world. \nJoin us to go behind-the-scenes with Monica Ager Jacobsen\, Attorney Adviser\, Office of the Legal Adviser\, Department of State\, and her work to shape the complex legal and policy issues involved in imposing sanctions against dozens of human rights abusers worldwide. \n+ Special opportunity for Young Professionals:  \nYoung professionals (members and non-members) are invited to stay on after the webinar for a Q+A and roundtable conversation with Monica from 12:30 – 12:45pm. \n\n        \n            \n                                \n                    Slide 1STEP 1 | PAY WHAT YOU WISHRather than set ticket prices\, the Council is instituting a new "Pay What You Wish" policy. A donation of $10 is suggested. Your contribution - in any amount - is greatly appreciated.  \nPAY WHAT YOU WISHSTEP 2 | RESERVE YOUR TICKETPay what you wish\, and then reserve your seat! Click the button below to complete your registration through the Zoom Webinar platform. We look forward to seeing you there!  \nRESERVE YOUR TICKET                \n                            \n        \n        \n 
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