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Sep 2020
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Episode 11 - Can the Sectarian Regime Re...

The Lebanese Center For Policy Studies
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On the eleventh episode, Nadim El Kak is joined by political scientist Dr Bassel Salloukh to discuss the stepping down of former PM-designate Mustapha Adib, the nature of Lebanon’s sectarian regime, why it is so resilient, and how to undermine the ideological hegemony of ruling parties.

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