AUB IFI Director Joseph Bahout, President of ATFL and retired Ambassador Ed Gabriel, and VP at the US Institute of Peace Mona Yacboubian discuss the myriad, cross-cutting challenges facing Lebanon during a panel discussion moderated by MSNBC's Ayman Mohyeldin, host of the show AYMAN.

00:00 Secretary of the Debs Center Ada Porter, GEI Co-Director Tania Haddad, and Ayman Mohyeldin deliver opening remarks.

7:50 Joseph Bahout outlines the myriad crises facing Lebanon, from a corrupt, sclerotic government to an ever-escalating financial crisis to an ongoing refugee problem.

21:28 Ed Gabriel describes the U.S. position vis-a-vis Lebanon in terms of overall strategic objectives and ground-level actions.

27:24 Mona Yacoubian discusses the impact of conflict-fatigue on the Lebanese people and the importance of finding ways to empower local, solutions-minded private actors.

34:24 For Joseph Bahout, it's an open question as to whether executive branch reform should come before the election of a new executive, or vice-versa.

43:09 Mona Yacoubian sees the possibility and potential of a new generation of Lebanese who don't identify with sects and their affiliated political parties.

50:10 Joseph Bahout is not convinced that the new generation is wholly progressive and sees elements of radicalism taking hold in the face of a deepening economic and political crisis.

1:04:07 Mona Yacoubian believes investing in Lebanese institutional capacity is key to weakening militias and other local non-state military actors.

1:08:27 Ayman Mohyeldin moderates a discussion of Lebanon's refugee issues, the possibility of international cooperation around the political crisis, and signs of hope.

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