In recent elections, Lebanese voters sent a pro-Western majority to parliament, denying a challenge from the militant Hezbollah. We look at the challenges ahead for the newly-named Prime Minister Saad Hariri -- son of slain former Prime Minister Rafik Hariri -- and look at the foreign powers like Syria, Saudi Arabia, and the U.S. are likely to play.
http://thekojonnamdishow.org/shows/2009-07-09/democracy-building-consensus-lebanon
Democracy Building & Consensus in Lebanon
Listen Thursday, Jul. 9, 2009 at 1:06 p.m. in Conflict, PoliticsGuests
Joshua Landis
Co-Director of the Center for Peace Studies at the University of Oklahoma; Author of SyriaComment.com blog
Mona Yacoubian
Director, Lebanon Working Group, U.S. Institute of Peace
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