The Beirut Banyan Ronnie Chatah

Reflecting on the ongoing Hezbollah-Israel war in southern Lebanon and its impact on daily life away from the battlefield.

Looking back on periods of relative calm vs manageable instability, the long-term political and societal impact of failed governance, false economies and tourism destinations like Batroun, and an acceptance of impunity and injustice on the port blast's upcoming anniversary.

With George Wardini - director of PolyBlog.

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Timestamps:
0:00 Intro
0:47 Relative normalcy
4:51 Relative anxiety
10:13 Targeted strikes
13:16 Familiar terrain
16:51 Failed state
19:42 Batroun
22:32 Static
26:37 Regime survival
31:47 The long term
34:58 Violence wins
37:13 Port blast & paralysis
39:36 Hezbollah undeterred

Three updated scenarios for what could play out in the near term for Lebanon.

Reflecting on the July 2006 War and UNSCR 1701 eighteen years later, during a time of escalation and regional war's expansion.

Looking back on humanitarian assistance in times of emergency and crisis, the Lebanese government's negotiating role in helping shape UNSCR 1701, a return to border conflict and battlefield over armistice and deterrence and the lack of state agency bringing us closer to Hezbollah's interests.

With Sarah Borgi - economist and independent consultant.

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Timestamps:
0:00 Intro
1:11 First day
6:22 Anthony Bourdain
10:14 Samidoun
15:04 Guilt
19:39 Lebanon’s role
22:27 Opposition government
25:30 Free from Syrian hegemony
29:05 Leftist wing of March 14
34:47 Israeli attack on Hezbollah
38:03 Main points of UNSCR 1701
48:22 Warzone
51:02 Closer to the problem
54:47 Stature
57:12 Restraint
1:00:25 Legitimizing the battlefield
1:04:04 Drawn out
1:07:07 Deterrence
1:09:19 Armistice

Episode 405: The War Photographer

A journey into memories of growing up along Beirut's demarcation line during the Lebanese civil war, a professional pursuit of conflict photography across the region and the difficult journey of mental health awareness and personal recovery.

With Patrick Baz - award-winning photojournalist and photographer, and author of Don't Take My Picture: Iraqis Don't Cry.

With special thanks to Beirut Center of Photography - taped live at Aaliya's Books.

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Timestamps:
0:00 Intro
4:35 Demarcation line
9:17 Inspiration
15:24 Carnage
19:32 Airport playground
24:19 Manual experience
31:46 Adrenaline
40:01 Palestinian photojournalism
44:12 Bosnia
53:12 Palestine Hotel
1:05:19 Libya
1:15:50 Social media
1:20:27 Motaz Azaiza
1:23:52 “Christians of Lebanon”
1:31:03 Q&A

The final episode for the first season of Social Work Research Hub's miniseries, covering social work history and research in Lebanon along with intergenerational dialogue among social workers.

Tonight's guest is Solange Sakr.

- Holds a bachelor's degree in social work from Saint Joseph University (1965)
- Started working in social security as a social worker in 1966.

Hosted by social worker Aimee Ghanem - founder of Sworld.

Audio version available on The Beirut Banyan podcast.

We extend our thanks to CEREC (www.thecerec.org) for providing the studio. The opinions expressed in this video are those of the participants and do not necessarily reflect the views of the platform.

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سلسلة فيديوهات قصيرة تتضمن حوارات بين مختلف الأجيال من العمال الاجتماعيين، حول العمل الاجتماعي في لبنان.

باستضافة ايمي غانم مؤسسة Sworld

النسخة الصوتية متوفرة على بودكاست Podcast the Beirut Banyan

ضيوف حلقة الليلة:

صولانج صقر

حائزة على إجازة في الخدمة الاجتماعية من جامعة القديس يوسف (1965)

بدأت العمل في الضمان الاجتماعي كعاملة إجتماعية سنة 1966

نتقدم بجزيل الشكر لـwww.thecerec.org CEREC لتقديم الاستوديو

الآراء الواردة في هذا الفيديو هي آراء الأشخاص المشاركين ولا تعكس بالضرورة وجهات نظر المنصة. لا تنسى الإعجاب بالفيديو، والاشتراك في القناة، وتفعيل زر الجرس ليصلك كل جديد.

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POINT COUNTERPOINT - a new miniseries for The Beirut Banyan podcast.

An exchange on political affairs impacting Lebanon and the Middle East, from a unique vantage point in Beirut.

Co-hosted by Bashshar Haydar (professor of philosophy at AUB) and Michael Young (senior editor at Carnegie’s Middle East Center and editor of Diwan) - Beirut-based analysts sharing their nuanced perspectives while honing in on particular disagreements.

Moderated by Ronnie Chatah.

Episode 1 hones in on two issues: (1) Western double standards vis-a-vis foreign policy and humanitarian intervention, and (2) the question of criticism during the ongoing Israel-Hamas war in Gaza.

Stay tuned for more episodes later this summer.

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Timestamps:
0:00 Intro
1:05 (Part 1) Western double standards
7:06 Liberal democracy
13:14 Nationalism
18:20 Intervention
24:05 Public opinion
30:33 Massacres & double standards
38:18 (Part 2) Question of criticism & Hamas
42:38 Justification vs political objectives
48:48 Accountability
52:28 Hamas calculations
56:55 US engagement