Nov 10 2024 65 mins 6
POINT COUNTERPOINT - Episode 2
An exchange on political affairs impacting Lebanon and the Middle East, with a unique vantage point from Beirut.
Co-hosted by Bashshar Haydar (professor of philosophy at AUB) and Michael Young (senior editor at Carnegie’s Middle East Center and editor of Diwan) - both Beirut-based analysts sharing their nuanced perspectives while honing in on disagreements.
Episode 2 covers three topics: (1) Trump's election win and what that means for US policy towards Lebanon; (2) the example of 1982 and drawing parallels between Western support for Bachir Gemayel's presidency and Joseph Aoun's current status as a potential consensus candidate; and (3) examining preconditions for internal strife and why the likelihood for a return to civil war is low.
Michael Young's articles discussed during this episode include:
"Trump or Harris? It's pointless to ask who's better for the Middle East" - The National
https://www.thenationalnews.com/opinion/comment/2024/11/06/donald-trump-kamala-harris-middle-east-foreign-policy-israel-gaza/
and "Is Hezbollah Moving In?" - Diwan
https://carnegieendowment.org/middle-east/diwan/2024/10/coming-to-a-neighborhood-near-you?lang=en
Stay tuned for more episodes.
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Timestamps:
0:00 Intro
1:53 Donald Trump's election win
20:16 The Example of 1982
43:04 The Potential for Civil Strife
1:04:34 Outro
An exchange on political affairs impacting Lebanon and the Middle East, with a unique vantage point from Beirut.
Co-hosted by Bashshar Haydar (professor of philosophy at AUB) and Michael Young (senior editor at Carnegie’s Middle East Center and editor of Diwan) - both Beirut-based analysts sharing their nuanced perspectives while honing in on disagreements.
Episode 2 covers three topics: (1) Trump's election win and what that means for US policy towards Lebanon; (2) the example of 1982 and drawing parallels between Western support for Bachir Gemayel's presidency and Joseph Aoun's current status as a potential consensus candidate; and (3) examining preconditions for internal strife and why the likelihood for a return to civil war is low.
Michael Young's articles discussed during this episode include:
"Trump or Harris? It's pointless to ask who's better for the Middle East" - The National
https://www.thenationalnews.com/opinion/comment/2024/11/06/donald-trump-kamala-harris-middle-east-foreign-policy-israel-gaza/
and "Is Hezbollah Moving In?" - Diwan
https://carnegieendowment.org/middle-east/diwan/2024/10/coming-to-a-neighborhood-near-you?lang=en
Stay tuned for more episodes.
The podcast is only made possible through listener and viewer donations.
Please help support The Beirut Banyan by contributing via PayPal:
https://www.paypal.me/walkbeirut
Or donating through our Patreon page:
https://www.patreon.com/thebeirutbanyan
Subscribe to our YouTube channel and your preferred audio platform.
Follow us on Facebook, Instagram & Twitter:
@thebeirutbanyan
And check out our website:
www.beirutbanyan.com
Timestamps:
0:00 Intro
1:53 Donald Trump's election win
20:16 The Example of 1982
43:04 The Potential for Civil Strife
1:04:34 Outro
