0:00 Intro
2:12 1999-2000
8:37 Post-War Sovereignty
18:03 Certainty
27:19 The Wider Story
40:10 Memories of My Father
We're with Amb. Frederic C. Hof for Episode 254 of The Beirut Banyan.
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https://youtu.be/Yt93xZ3KML0
We discuss his recent Newlines Magazine piece: 'Assad: The Shebaa Farms Are Syrian, Whatever Hezbollah Claims' and revisit p ... Show More
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Que s'est-il passé entre l'Iran et Israël ? [Le Casque et la plume #4]
Invités : Ulrike Franke, Senior Policy Fellow à l’ECFR
Rym Momtaz, Consultant Research Fellow à l’IISSElie Tenenbaum, directeur du centre des études de sécurité de l’IFRI
L’article de Susan Maloney : www.foreignaffairs.com/israel/how-am…an-and-israelL’article d’Elliott Abrams : w ... Show More
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CLM S5#11 – Karim Émile Bitar – "Liban : jusqu'où la descente aux enfers ?"
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May 23, 2021 | On GPS: Secretary of State Anthony Blinken on Israel, Gaza, the Iran deal, and his meeting this week with Russia’s FM Lavrov; plus, a panel discussion on the complicated future of Israe
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Faire la paix avec Israël pour contrer l'Iran, la nouvelle stratégie de certains pays arabes
Le 15 septembre, les dirigeants d'Israël, des Émirats arabes unis et de Bahreïn se sont retrouvés à la Maison-Blanche pour apposer leurs signatures aux accords d'Abraham. Il s'agit de deux traités de paix entre Jérusalem et Abou Dabi d'un côté, entre Jérusalem et Manama de l'autr ... Show More
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Lebanon: Anatomy of a failed state
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Terrorist or Political Prisoner? Lebanese Man Speaks Out After Release from US Prison for Alleged Hezbollah Support
Listen to the full interview on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/posts/full-audio-or-us-85690029
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