We’re joined by Tony Badran for Episode 11 of The Beirut Banyan. Tony is a research fellow at the Foundation for Defense of Democracies and has written extensively on US foreign policy towards Lebanon.

Tony’s take on US policy is a blunt assessment of mistakes he perceives made by the current and previous administrations. His writings have appeared in numerous outlets, most recently The Wall Street Journal. Please click on the following link to access the piece:

https://www.wsj.com/articles/lebanon-hezbollah-and-irans-emerging-client-state-11568847112

There is wide opinion on the issues we discuss, and other guests in upcoming episodes will provide their own perspectives. If you’d like to read further on Tony’s opinions related to US policy, please see his contributions to the Hoover Institute at Stanford University by clicking here:

https://www.hoover.org/profiles/tony-badran

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