Lebanon in the Shadow of Syrian Civil War
Lebanon in the Shadow of Syrian Civil War Video Player
November 16, 2012
5:00 p.m. - 6:30 p.m. EST
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Berkley Center Third Floor Conference Room Map
The car bombing that killed Lebanese security chief Wissam al-Hassan in October 2012 raised new concerns that Lebanon is being increasingly drawn into the Syrian civil war. Indeed, predictions that Lebanon would descend into sectarian violence as a result of the Syrian uprising have abounded since the beginning of that conflict. Yet, Lebanon—once a byword for religious civil war—has managed so far to avoid that catastrophic scenario. Irina Papkova, a Berkley Center research fellow now living in Beirut, addressed the current political situation in Lebanon and the threats and challenges facing its leaders in the shadow of the Syrian conflict.
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