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Journal of Middle Eastern Politics & Policy

Topic / International Relations and Security

Inside the Middle East: Interview with ICRC President Peter Maurer

In this installment of “Inside the Middle East: Q&A,” Peter Maurer, President of the International Committee of the Red Cross, discusses the challenges to providing humanitarian assistance in Syria, the action (and inaction) of the UN Security Council in the crisis, and the politicization of aid. You can watch the interview, conducted by Jennifer Quigley-Jones, editor at the Harvard Journal of Middle Eastern Politics and Policy, here: