Decoding the Arab League: Insights | Hesham Youssef
Hesham Youssef talked about the Arab League, its history, intended purpose and its inner workings. He also covers foreign-affairs, and Arab geopolitics to help us better understand this key regional institution.
Hesham Youssef was a career diplomat, posted to Canada and the Egyptian Mission in Geneva during his time at the Egyptian Foreign Ministry. He went on to work at the Arab League and now works at the Organisation of Islamic Cooperation. He has extensive experience working in conflict resolution in the Middle East, with particular focus on the Arab-Israeli conflict, reconciliation in Iraq and the situation in Sudan. He has also worked on economic and trade issues with the UN and the WTO.
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