The Syrian Refugee Crisis and the Challenge to the Arab State

Speaker: Filippo Dionigi, LSE Middle East Centre Chair: Toby Dodge, LSE Middle East Centre In this event, Filippo Dionigi discusses how states such as Lebanon and Jordan have coped with the challenges of mass displacement within their borders. He poses questions and advances hypotheses on the current and future implications of forced mass displacement in the Middle East for states in the region. Recorded on 24 February 2016. Image credit: World Bank, Flickr. Line of refugees in front of the UNHCR registration center in Tripoli, Lebanon.