Introduction: Lebanon’s sectarian diversity and strategic location has shed regional and international light on it, causing major risk for internal conflict. This was the case of the 70s conflict where a civil war has erupted and caused sectarian violence and risk of internal balance. Nevertheless, the civil war ended with the Taef agreement that resulted […]
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Episode 132: The Risk along the Sectarian Lines in Lebanon with Imad Salamey
The International Risk Podcast is a weekly podcast for senior executives, board members and risk advisors. In these podcasts, we speak with risk management specialists from around the world. Our host is Dominic Bowen, originally from Australia, is one of Europe’s leading international risk specialists. Having spent the last 20 years successfully establishing large and […]
Imad Salamey
Imad Salamey holds the position of Associate Professor in the fields of Political Science and International Affairs at the Lebanese American University. He earned his doctoral degree (Ph.D.) in Political Science from Wayne State University in the United States. His current academic interests are centered on subjects related to political economy, communitarian politics, conflict resolution, […]
Risks in the first quarter of 2021
The first few months of 2021 have seen a rise in crime and violent crime, as well as civil unrest in many countries. There was more recorded civil unrest incidents in than USA than any other country. Myanmar and Iraq were second and third, followed by India. Risk of civil unrest in the USA In […]