Lebanon

Lebanon’s Growing Economic Crisis & The Role of Democratic Backsliding

posted on March 11, 2019 by Mackenzie Cannon

Suffolk University Tagged With: economic crisis, Lebanon, Middle East, Syria

Can quantitative data be the best indicator of a destabilizing democracy? Lebanon’s growing economic crisis may be the icing on the cake in terms of diagnosing the country’s past and present …

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Lebanon: Caught in the Crossfire by Jillian Seigel @Skidmore College

posted on April 13, 2018 by Jillian Seigel

Skidmore College Tagged With: democracy, democratic backsliding, Donald Trump, Erosion, international relations, Lebanon, missiles, Russia, skidmore, United States

International relations between countries come with very high stakes. The geopolitical climate of the Middle East has perpetuated conflict to spread throughout the world but has also receive the brunt …

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A Wolf in Sheep’s Clothing: Lebanon’s New Electoral Law Entrenches the Power of Political Elites under the Guise of Reform by Jackson Schumacher @ The Ohio State University

posted on March 23, 2018 by Jackson Schumacher

Ohio State University Tagged With: electoral law, Lebanon

Lebanon is set to have its first parliamentary election in 9 years this May and with the new elections will come new electoral laws. The passage of the new electoral law was no small task and the 9 …

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