Ep 112 - Rhetoric: Change the faces or change...

In Lebanon's first election since the Oct. 17 uprising, voters sent a sizable contingent of change candidates to Parliament, while clipping the wings of both Amal and the Free Patriotic Movement. Nizar and Ben take a look at the vote, its translation to seats in Parliament, the n ...  Show more

Ahead of Sunday's national elections, Nizar and Ben run through what to expect, both in terms of voting and results — and what's in store for Lebanon in the aftermath. Follow us on Twitter for updates @lebpoliticspod Music track: Zuhal by Elepheel, check out his other work @eleph ...  Show more

My appearance on The Happy Hour podcast, hosted by Ramzi Abou Ismail. 0:00 Does story telling shape or reflect public opinion? 3:47 Remembering Martyr Mohammad Chatah: Will justice be achieved? 23:11 Lebanon and sovereignty: A long history of battles. 31:26 Is Hezballah a “securi ...  Show more

A conversation with Simon Kachar - lecturer in political science at the American University of Beirut, fellow at the Issam Fares Institute for Public Policy and International Affairs and author of 'Fouad Chehab and the Political Change in a Pluralistic Society'. Click to watch: h ...  Show more

0:00 Intro 2:07 Targeting Megaphone 5:40 A sign of success? 9:11 A divided movement 19:40 March 14 24:40 The Lebanese Forces 29:06 Two ways to address 35:17 Leftist movement 40:32 Diaspora 44:30 Megaphone & the digital age 49:14 Q&A 1:06:43 Why Lebanon fell apart 1:23:20 'Sectari ...  Show more

0:00 Intro 2:00 Last Chance for Serious Reform 10:23 Affecting Change in Lebanon 18:36 Early 1990s 25:21 Real Possibility for Breakdown 32:15 Can Anything Else Be Done? 37:58 External Players & Reform 45:37 Persistent Pressure We're with Alia Moubayed and Jessica Obeid for Episod ...  Show more