We're with Lina Khatib for Episode 146 of The Beirut Banyan.

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We discuss the economic crisis in Lebanon and prospects for accountability and political reform given the complexities in tackling rampant corruption and sub-state weaponry. We also get into the distinction between the governing regime and the Lebanese state.

Lina leads the Middle East and North Africa Program at Chatham House, and is a co-founder of the World Metal Congress:

https://www.worldmetalcongress.org

She previously directed the Carnegie Middle East Center in Beirut, and was the co-founding head of the Program on Arab Reform and Democracy at Stanford University’s Center on Democracy, Development, and the Rule of Law.

Photo embedded from the World Metal Congress website.

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