In the Field

	Dispatch from Baghdad: The Arab Summit March 2012 USIP staffer Sarhang Hamasaeed on March 27 provided the following update on the Arab Summit underway in Baghdad, Iraq. Countries: Iraq, Syria \| Issue Areas: Conflict Analysis and Prevention, Mediation and Facilitation, Negotiation and Diplomacy, Political Reform, Post-Conflict and Peacekeeping Activities
	Update from Beirut: Region Anticipates President Obama’s Speech May 2011 USIP expert Steven Heydemann, on the ground in Beirut, Lebanon, gives his perspective on regional reactions to President Obama's speech on the Middle East and North Africa, and the president's statements on the 1967 borders of Israel. Countries: Israel and the Palestinian Territories, Lebanon, Syria \| Issue Areas: Conflict Analysis and Prevention, Economics and Conflict, Political Reform