Ben and Nizar take a closer look at Lebanon's new government and how it is very much business as usual.
Also covered: Bassil in Davos, Lebanon approaching a fiscal cliff, Parliment to meet on the 2020 budget, debt repayments on the horizon, and the uprising enters a new phase as Lebanese pause to see what this new government can achieve.
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May 2022
Episode 114 - Election results and unresolved questions
In Lebanon's first election since the Oct. 17 uprising, voters sent a sizable contingent of change candidates to Parliament, while clipping the wings of both Amal and the Free Patriotic Movement. Nizar and Ben take a look at the vote, its translation to seats in Parliament, the n ... Show More
1h 7m
May 2022
Episode 113 - Lebanon's elections: What to expect
Ahead of Sunday's national elections, Nizar and Ben run through what to expect, both in terms of voting and results — and what's in store for Lebanon in the aftermath.
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51m 59s
Aug 2021
Is Lebanon a failed state?
Gideon Rachman talks to Chloe Cornish, the FT’s Middle East correspondent, on how decades of misgovernance have led to Lebanon’s current political, economic and social crisis. Chloe recounts how the year since the explosion in Beirut, the country’s capital city, has been one of w ... Show More
22m 15s
Nov 2021
CLM S5#11 – Karim Émile Bitar – "Liban : jusqu'où la descente aux enfers ?"
Le Liban est confronté à une crise sans précédent. Secoué en 2019 par des mouvements de contestation, le pays est resté sans gouvernement pendant plus d’un an. La situation financière libanaise, quant à elle, ne cesse de se dégrader depuis l’été 2019 avec, entre autres, une infla ... Show More
25m 53s
Jun 2024
Another Take: What is the risk of wider conflict between Israel and Hezbollah?
Every Saturday, we revisit a story from the archives. This originally aired on Oct 31, 2023. None of the dates or references from that time have been changed.
Since Hamas launched a surprise assault against Israel on October 7th, Lebanon’s Hezbollah militia and Israel have been ... Show More
21m 5s
Jan 2024
Are Hezbollah and Israel close to an all-out war?
There’s been a regular exchange of fire between Hezbollah and the Israeli army for more than two months. Now, the fight is intensifying, with Israel carrying out ‘wide-scale’ airstrikes into South Lebanon, pushing both sides closer to an all-out war. So what does the future look ... Show More
18m 51s