Shows
LSE Middle East Centre PodcastsFrom Past and Present to Future: Finding a Positive Path between Ideals and Possibilities in YemenWhat does Yemen’s political, economic and social history and experience tell us about what is realistic for the coming decade and beyond? This keynote lecture delivered by writer and researcher Helen Lackner discussed the main socio-political transformations since the 1960s, and addressed the most relevant features for the country's future. Lackner's presentation drew on her personal experience in different sectors throughout the country.
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Helen Lackner has been involved with Yemen for more than half a century, working in all three Yemeni states which have existed since the 1960s. She has worked as a consultant in...
2025-05-201h 36
LSE Middle East Centre PodcastsStudent Careers PanelThis event was a student careers panel, providing an opportunity to hear insights from panellists covering diverse fields of academia and research, journalism and consultancy in/around the Middle East.
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Richard Barltrop is a Visiting Senior Fellow at the LSE Middle East Centre. Since 2001 he has worked for the UN Development Programme (UNDP) in Iraq, Libya, Somalia, South Sudan, Sudan, Yemen and regionally, and for the UN peacekeeping mission in South Sudan and the UN political mission in Yemen. He is the author of Darfur and the International Community: The Challenges of Conflict Resolution in Sudan (IB...
2024-10-1759 min
Building Peace 2010 to 2019OxPeace 2016: Talks, negotiations and efforts to end Syria’s conflict: missed opportunities?Richard Barltrop gives a talk in parallel session C - Syria: governance, conflict and peace – two practical perspectives. Part of the 2016 OxPeace conference.
2016-06-3026 minBuilding Peace 2010 to 2019OxPeace 2012: Practical skills of Peacemaking, Peacebuilding and Peacekeeping, Part 3Dr Richard Barltrop, consultant and researcher, gives a talk for the 2012 OxPeace Conference; Disciplines of Peace.
2012-05-2118 min