Lebanon at the Crossroads

June 17, 2022 01:08:16
Lebanon at the Crossroads
Events at USIP
Lebanon at the Crossroads

Jun 17 2022 | 01:08:16

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Show Notes

On June 16, USIP hosted a discussion on whether Lebanon’s 2022 elections can initiate a drive for reforms aimed at Lebanon’s entrenched and corrupt political system — or if the still-fragile country might fall deeper into crisis and political gridlock.

Speakers

Paul Salem
President, Middle East Institute

David Schenker
Taube Senior Fellow; Director, Program on Arab Politics, The Washington Institute for Near East Policy

Mona Yacoubian
Senior Advisor, U.S. Institute of Peace

Ambassador Hesham Youssef, moderator
Senior Fellow, U.S. Institute of Peace 

 

For more information about this event, please visit: https://www.usip.org/events/lebanon-crossroads-0

 

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