Rami El Ali, a professor of philosophy at the Lebanese American University and a political activist, shares his views on the circumstances that have led to Lebanon's October Revolution and explains the post-Civil War mindset and main socio economic issues.
Nov 2017
In the Eye of the Storm: The History of Lebanon Revisited
Speaker: Fawwaz Traboulsi, American University of Beirut
Chair: Fawaz Gerges, LSE
With few comprehensive histories of Lebanon, Professor Fawwaz Traboulsi's 'A History of Modern Lebanon, which weaves together more than five centuries of the country's social, political, cultural an ... Show More
1h 38m
Oct 2021
Navigating Collapse: Where Next for Lebanon?
Over a year ago, on 4 August 2020, one of the world’s most powerful non-nuclear explosions devastated Beirut, killing 218 people. While Lebanon dominated global news headlines then, attention has since fizzled. Amidst political stagnation, disastrous inflation and shortages in ba ... Show More
1h 7m
Oct 2023
HICHAM SAFIEDDINE | Banking on the State: Lebanon's Economic Rise & Fall
<p>In conversation with Professor Hicham Safieddine, we get to grips with Lebanon’s banking system. He walks us through the history of central banks, who Lebanon’s Barons of Banking were, and how Lebanon’s banking sector got to where it is today. We reflect on Beirut’s economy an ... Show More
1h 11m