- Dr. James M. Dorsey
- November 12, 2019
- Paper No. 1341
The protests in Lebanon have evolved into more than a fight against a failed and corrupt government. They constitute a rare demand for political and social structures that emphasize national rather than ethnic or sectarian religious identities in a world in which civilizational leaders who advocate some form of racial, ethnic, or religious supremacy govern the worldโs major as well as key regional powers.