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Article: The wounded republic: Lebanon's struggle for recovery.
- Article from:
- Arab Studies Quarterly (ASQ)
- Article date:
- September 22, 1994
- Author:
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This article examines the main political developments in Lebanon between 1991 and 1994. It covers the principal events involving the successive governments of Omar Karami, Rashid al-Sulh, and Rafiq al-Hariri and provides an overview of the Friendship Treaty and Defense Agreement between Lebanon and Syria, the general elections of summer 1992, and the reconstruction policies of the Hariri cabinet.(1) The article begins with an historical introduction to recent developments and ends with an assessment of Lebanon's current condition and future direction.
INTRODUCTION
Small states in polarized regions seldom have an uneventful history. Open societies among ...