Ronnie Chatah is host of The Beirut Banyan podcast (@thebeirutbanyan), founder of the WalkBeirut tour and opinion columnist for a variety of outlets on Lebanese affairs. You can find him on Instagram, Facebook & Twitter [at]thebeirutbanyan For this episode Ronnie is joined by Khalil Helou, former army general and former candidate during 2022’s parliamentarmy elections. Khalil and Ronnie discuss relief in election loss, The National Convention’s role in policy advocation, and the regional circumstances that hamper local governance and reform efforts. Their conversation includes the 2012 Baabda Declaration, ongoing presidential elections and systemic paralysis that is leading to increased discussions for communal divorce. The episode also covers Fouad Chehab and Michel Suleiman’s respective legacies, bygone neutrality and the political limits to sub-state security. Timestamps: 0:00 Intro
2:51 Relief in election loss
9:19 The National Convention
16:23 Regional environment
27:32 Lebanon’s interests
39:25 Security-friendly Baabda candidate
52:07 Concessions & limits
1:01:46 Fouad Chehab
1:06:30 Potential divorce
1:14:38 Sentiment to separate & survive
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