Elie Abouaoun on Lebanon’s Deepening Crisis

June 11, 2020 00:11:27
Elie Abouaoun on Lebanon’s Deepening Crisis
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Elie Abouaoun on Lebanon’s Deepening Crisis

Jun 11 2020 | 00:11:27

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Show Notes

Lebanon’s leaders have lacked a cohesive strategy to respond to COVID-19, exacerbating tensions that sparked mass protests last fall. But while the government struggles, and Hezbollah’s influence weakens, USIP’s Elie Abouaoun says, “Unfortunately, the protest movement is as fragmented as the government.”

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