Is General Joseph Aoun the man to rescue Lebanon’s institutions? Can the Lebanese Armed Forces disarm Hezbollah? Can the Lebanese state recover from years of corruption and poor governance? And what role do external powers—Iran, Israel, Syria, and the Gulf states—play in Lebanon’s fate? Dr. John Bruni speaks with Dr. Imad Harb to unpack the country’s fate under new leadership.

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Connect with Imad:

Arab Center Washington D.C. https://arabcenterdc.org/team/imad-k-harb/

X: @harb3imad

Imad’s Top Publications:

Articles:

The Prickly Issue of Disarming Palestinian Factions in Lebanon

President Trump’s Gulf Trip: Post-Visit Observations

Books:

• The Arab World Beyond Conflict
  Co-editor: Imad Harb and Zeina Azzam
  Published by the Arab Center Washington DC, 2019 newarab.com+11arabcenterdc.org+11chs-doha.org+11
• Trump and the Arab World: A First Year Assessment
  Editor: Imad Harb
  Published by the Arab Center Washington DC, 2017 arabcenterdc.org+5me-policy.org+5arabcenterdc.org+5
• Domestic and Regional Challenges to US–Iran Relations
  Co-authors: Imad Harb and John Bruni
  Emirates Center for Strategic Studies and Research, April 2015 books.google.com+11arabcenterdc.org+11chs-doha.org+11
• Higher Education and the Future of Iraq
  Author: Imad K. Harb
  United States Institute of Peace Special Report No. 195, 2008 globalresilienceconsortium.org+10

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