LEBANON – Consensus Democracy: the Lebanese Model
“Small countries are more hospitable for democratic ideas and practices then their “large” neighbours.” (G.Salame,…
Author Natacha Moukannas
Natacha Moukannas
Political Scientist – International Research Analyst (Beirut – LEBANON)
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Since the 25th of May 2014, the date when former president Michel Sleiman’s term ended,…
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The month of May 2016 marks a turn in the Lebanese municipality elections that are…
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I am writing to send a forceful message for the world to hear, a message…
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“Beware of Small States” is what Mikhail Bakunin said in 1870. In this statement he…