Uploaded June 2026 | Updated September 2026, 3 weeks ago

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Across the Middle East, the work of advancing freedom requires both resisting authoritarianism and building credible alternatives. This session features three Reynolds Freedom Fellows at Atlas Network from Iran, Lebanon, and Turkey who are expanding the audience for liberal ideas in highly constrained environments. They will discuss how civil society leaders can cultivate new constituencies for economic and personal freedom, develop locally-rooted policy solutions, and strengthen institutions capable of sustaining reform. Their experiences illustrate how principled, strategic engagement can lay the groundwork for durable change even in politically fragile societies.

Speakers:
Brad Lips - CEO, Atlas Network
Medeni Sungur - President, Digimar
Husain Maschinetchian - Civic Organizer and Translator
Kristelle Mardini - COO, Lebanese institute for Market Studies

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