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“ The hottest places in Hell are reserved for those who in  time of moral crisis preserve their neutrality.”
John F. Kennedy, with reference to Dante.

During 18-23 April the CMEC Deputy Chairman, Adam Holloway MP and Director, Leo Docherty travelled to Lebanon to meet with a broad range of Syrian refugees, Syrian opposition activists and members of the Free Syrian Army (FSA), in order to gain a deeper understanding of the ground level situation. The meetings took place in Beirut, Tripoli, the Bekaa valley and the unstable Syrian border area. This briefing note contains a selection of extracts from the testimonies from the meetings and a brief summary of the key findings of the visit.

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‘The importance of CMEC’s work in informing British and European policy towards Egypt cannot be overstated. After 2011, the West will have to re-evaluate all of its policies towards the Arab world.

Thanks to CMEC and its policy of engagement with the region, British parliamentarians are one step ahead of the rest.’

Eugene Rogan, Director, Middle East Centre, St Antony’s College, University of Oxford

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‘This is a welcome work to help us all understand better the causes and consequences of this momentous episode in the Arab world.’

Rt. Hon. Alan Duncan MP, Minister of State for International Development

‘CMEC have done us all a favour by bringing together significant commentators on the Arab World with short, readable essays touching the key points of this phenomenon across the region. Genuinely helpful to anyone wanting to understand where we are now, and what these early stages mean.’

Alistair Burt MP, Parliamentary Under Secretary of State at the Foreign and Commonwealth Office

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