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SUMMARY:The challenges to peace and democracy in the Middle East
LOCATION:London School of Economics: In-person and online public event (LS
 E campus\, venue tbc to ticketholders)
DESCRIPTION:Tuesday 10 November 2026 6.30pm - 8pmSpeakersRula DaoodAlon-Le
 e GreenProfessor Mary KaldorDr Yonatan LeviChairProfessor Armine Ishkanian
 This conversation is part of AFSEE's programme of events to celebrate our 
 tenth anniversary.Peace and democracy are facing growing challenges across
  the Middle East\, raising urgent questions about the future of the region
 . From violent armed conflicts to escalating political polarisation and pr
 essures on democratic institutions and civic participation\, people across
  the Middle East are confronting complex and interconnected challenges. Se
 veral speakers on the panel are experts in context of the Israel -Palestin
 e conflict. They will reflect on the political developments following the 
 Hamas attacks on 7 October 2023 and the subsequent Israeli military campai
 gn that has resulted in the genocide of the Palestinian population in Gaza
 . The panel will explore the obstacles to building peaceful and democratic
  societies in the region\, examining how political movements\, civil socie
 ty organisations\, and grassroots initiatives are responding to these chal
 lenges. Bringing together perspectives from academia and activism\, the di
 scussion will consider the challenges but also to the possible pathways to
  peace and democracy in a rapidly changing region.Meet our speakers and ch
 airRula Daood is co-leader of Place for Us All\, an Arab-Jewish political 
 party fighting for peace and equality in Israel and Palestine. As co-leade
 r of Place for Us All\, Rula is the only woman in Israel to be named as a 
 leader of a political party. A Palestinian citizen of Israel from Kfar Yas
 if\, she began her career as a speech pathologist before becoming a politi
 cal organiser. She co-founded Standing Together in 2015 and\, alongside Al
 on-Lee Green\, was named one of TIME magazine’s 100 emerging global lead
 ers in 2024.Alon-Lee Green is co-leader of Place for Us All\, an Arab-Jewi
 sh political party fighting for peace and equality in Israel and Palestine
 . A lifelong activist\, he founded Israel’s first National Waiters’ Un
 ion as a teenager and played a leading role in the 2011 social protest mov
 ement in Israel. He co-founded Standing Together in 2015 and\, alongside R
 ula Daood\, was named one of TIME magazine’s 100 emerging global leaders
  in 2024.Mary Kaldor is Professor Emeritus of Global Governance and Direct
 or of the Conflict Research Programme at LSE IDEAS. She has pioneered the 
 concepts of “new wars” and global civil society. Her work on human sec
 urity has influenced European and national governments\, and she is the au
 thor of numerous books and articles\, including New and Old Wars: Organise
 d Violence in a Global Era\, International Law and New Wars (with Christin
 e Chinkin)\, and Global Security Cultures.Yonatan Levi is a political scie
 ntist studying democratic backsliding in Israel and abroad – and the civ
 ic movements fighting against it. One of his key research interests is the
  relationship between the rise of right-wing populism in Israel and the Ar
 ab–Israeli conflict. He teaches at Reichman University and is a research
  fellow at Molad – the Centre for the Renewal of Israeli Democracy. Yona
 tan received his PhD from LSE’s European Institute earlier this year.Arm
 ine Ishkanian is the Executive Director of the Atlantic Fellows for Social
  and Economic Equity (AFSEE) programme at the International Inequalities I
 nstitute and Professor in the Department of Social Policy at LSE. Her rese
 arch focuses on the relationship between civil society\, democracy\, devel
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