Mona Yacoubian on Lebanon’s Dangerous Meltdown

June 24, 2021 00:09:48
Mona Yacoubian on Lebanon’s Dangerous Meltdown
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Mona Yacoubian on Lebanon’s Dangerous Meltdown

Jun 24 2021 | 00:09:48

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Show Notes

As Lebanon teeters on the edge of total state collapse, USIP’s Mona Yacoubian says very little stands in the way of malign actors and possibly a new migrant crisis in the region: “The lights are truly blinking red … if the army collapses, then, honestly, I think all bets are off.”

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