Lebanon’s Vicious Cycles
Despite a devastating economic crisis in Lebanon, upcoming parliamentary elections are likely to yield few if any changes to the government.
Heiko Wimmen oversees Crisis Group’s Iraq/Syria/Lebanon project. Prior to joining Crisis Group, he was an associate researcher at the German Institute for International and Security Affairs in Berlin. He has also published with the Carnegie Middle East Center and MERIP, and recently oversaw an edited academic volume on Elite Change and New Social Mobilization in the Arab World.
Despite a devastating economic crisis in Lebanon, upcoming parliamentary elections are likely to yield few if any changes to the government.