Connections Episode 108

Syria and Lebanon: Crisis and Crossroads

Mouin Rabbani Interviews Nabih Bulos

On Thursday, 14 August, Jadaliyya co-editor Mouin Rabbani spoke with Nabih Bulos, Middle East Bureau Chief for the Los Angeles Times, about the challenges currently confronting Syria and Lebanon. This episode of Connections examines the growing instability in both countries, their causes, consequences, and impact on their respective societies.

Connections offers timely and informative interviews on current events and broader policy questions, as well as themes relevant to knowledge production. It combines journalism, analysis, and scholarship.

Guest

Nabih Bulos is the Middle East bureau chief for the Los Angeles Times. Since 2012, he covered the aftermath of the “Arab Spring” as well as the Islamic State’s resurgence and the campaign to defeat it. His work has taken him to Syria, Iraq, Libya, Turkey, Lebanon, Jordan, Yemen, Afghanistan, as well as on the migrant trail through the Balkans and northern Europe and Ukraine. A Fulbright scholar, Bulos is also a concert violinist who has performed with Daniel Barenboim, Valeri Gergyev and Bono.

Host

Mouin Rabbani is a researcher, analyst, and commentator specialising in Palestinian affairs, the Arab-Israeli conflict, and the contemporary Middle East. He has among other positions previously served as Principal Political Affairs Officer with the Office of the UN Special Envoy for Syria, Head of Middle East with the Martti Ahtisaari Peace Foundation, and Senior Middle East Analyst and Special Advisor on Israel-Palestine with the International Crisis Group. Rabbani is Co-Editor of Jadaliyya, and a Contributing Editor of Middle East Report.