Events

What Next for Hezbollah: Its Global Footprint and Strategic Future

Dr. Matthew Levitt, The Washington Institute for Near East Policy

Hybrid Event

4.00pm - 5.00pm AEST Tuesday 19 November 2024

Deakin Downtown, Level 12, Tower 2

727 Collins Street Melbourne, VIC 3008

The AVERT Research Network is pleased to invite you to a seminar and dialogue with Dr Matthew Levitt, Program Director of Counterterrorism and Intelligence at the Washington Institute for Near East Policy.

Dr. Levitt will be discussing his recently published book Hezbollah: The Global Footprint of Lebanon’s Party of God, and reflect on Hezbollah's current strategic position, recent developments in its conflict with Israel, and the implications for Western governments and local communities.

Dr. Matthew Levitt, Fromer-Wexler Senior Fellow and Director of the Jeanette and Eli Reinhard Program on Counterterrorism and Intelligence at the Washington Institute for Near East Policy and is an adjunct professor at Georgetown University’s Centre for Security Studies. Previously, he served as deputy assistant secretary for intelligence and analysis at the U.S. Department of the Treasury, where he played a central role in safeguarding the U.S. financial system from abuse and denying funding to terrorists and other rogue actors. Dr. Levitt has held other prominent positions, including counterterrorism advisor to the State Department, founding director of the Institute’s Terrorism Research Program, and a counterterrorism analyst at the FBI. He has also been an expert witness and consultant on a number of international terrorism cases for U.S. government agencies and private industry.