Picking back up with our series on the Lebanese Civil War, we look at the presidency of Charles Helou. Though he was not a domineering figure himself like his predecessor Fuad Chehab, Helou’s term was marked by a major banking scandal and two external events that brought the PLO to the fore in Lebanon and put the final pieces in place for what’s about t…
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Foreign Exchanges is a newsletter that helps you stay on top of important stories happening around the world. Our companion podcast aims to understand the contemporary world by looking to the past. Join host Derek Davison as he interviews writers and scholars whose work sheds light on world history.
Foreign Exchanges is a newsletter that helps you stay on top of important stories happening around the world. Our companion podcast aims to understand the contemporary world by looking to the past. Join host Derek Davison as he interviews writers and scholars whose work sheds light on world history.Listen on
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