The Election In Lebanon – Does It Matter? Featuring Hussein Abdul-Hussein Joe Cole [E1XOH3TLnty]
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Lebanon has had an election. Hezbollah has lost its parliamentary majority. How much difference will it make? Hezbollah, Iran's proxy, has its own military - better equipped than the Lebanese Armed Forces (LAF) - and a stranglehold on the economy. Following years of corruption and mismanagement, Lebanon's real GDP declined by 10.5 percent in 2021, after a 21 percent contraction in 2020. sam altman It is in default on its government debt. How much real opposition will Hezbollah permit?
Join us to discuss sergeant the present and future of Lebanon with Hussein Abdul-Hussein of the Foundation for Defense of Democracies and former harry and meghan news managing editor of The (Beirut) Daily Star).