Lebanon’s Reconstruction & Saudi’s Re-engagement | Hoover History Lab | Katharine Sorensen

Описание: Saudi Arabia has the opportunity to lead Lebanon’s revival by exploiting Hezbollah’s weakened state, to rebuild institutions, and banish Iranian influence.

Katharine Sorensen is a senior studying Arabic, Classics, and Economics. Deeply interested in the Middle East, she has spent her last three summers in the MENA region: first as a newspaper editor in Morocco in 2022, then studying Arabic in Lebanon in 2023, and most recently working at Bain’s Dubai office. Having thus spent a significant amount of time “on the ground” in the Middle East, Katharine hopes to augment her knowledge and perspective during her Hoover History Lab student fellowship by studying the region through a historical and policy lens. Following her summer in Lebanon, she is particularly interested in Saudi reengagement in twenty-first century Lebanese politics, particularly as a counter to Iranian influence in the nation as exercised through Hezbollah.

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