Michael Young

Editor, Diwan
Senior Editor, Carnegie Middle East Center

Michael Young is the editor of Diwan and a senior editor at the Carnegie Middle East Center.

Michael Young is a senior editor at the Carnegie Middle East Center in Beirut and editor of Diwan, Carnegie’s Middle East blog.

Previously, he was opinion editor, as well as a columnist, for the Daily Star newspaper in Lebanon. He writes a biweekly commentary for the National (Abu Dhabi) and is author of The Ghosts of Martyrs Square: An Eyewitness Account of Lebanon’s Life Struggle. The book was selected by the Wall Street Journal as one of its ten notable books of 2010, and won the Silver Prize in the Washington Institute for Near East Policy’s book prize competition of 2010.

He is a graduate of the American University of Beirut and of the Johns Hopkins School of Advanced International Studies.

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- January 23, 2020
What Does It Mean that European States Have Triggered the Dispute Resolution Mechanism in the Nuclear Deal With Iran?
A regular survey of experts on matters relating to Middle Eastern and North African politics and security.
- January 20, 2020
An Unsettled Mediterranean
In an interview, Marc Pierini explains Turkish and European maneuvers in Libya and in the seas near Greece and Cyprus.
- January 16, 2020
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A regular survey of experts on matters relating to Middle Eastern and North African politics and security.
- January 14, 2020
Into the Libya Vortex
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- January 07, 2020
Home, Alone
Lebanon’s Sa‘d al-Hariri is facing a growing credibility problem that may prove to be fatal politically.
- January 03, 2020
The United States Has Killed Qassem Suleimani, the Head of the Quds Force
Spot analysis from Carnegie scholars on events relating to the Middle East and North Africa.
- December 19, 2019
What Will the Attention of Carnegie Middle East Scholars Be Focused On in 2020?
A regular survey of experts on matters relating to Middle Eastern and North African politics and security.
- December 18, 2019
Lebanon’s Vital Future Battle
In contesting the political class, independents must consider the importance of municipal elections.
- December 12, 2019
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A regular survey of experts on matters relating to Middle Eastern and North African politics and security.
- December 08, 2019
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