We're joined by David Daoud for Episode 128 of The Beirut Banyan, and we dive into the individual level within Lebanese society when it comes to aspirations for economic reform and possibilities for political change.

David dissects competing layers of political interests at stake and how that has shaped recent confessional politics. He analyzes the societal hindrances that are, in his view, longstanding and go back to the foundation of modern Lebanon.

David is a research analyst focusing on Lebanon at United Against Nuclear Iran (UANI). He holds a juris doctorate in international law and his writings have been published in the Wall Street Journal, Newsweek and NOW Lebanon.

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