Bombings Inauspicious Omen For Dialogue

September 2008 | Political Risk Alert

We are not expecting great things from today's national dialogue in Lebanon, with the backdrop of six attempted bombings in Beirut's mainly Sunni Corniche al-Mazraa area being a very negative signal. Attacks in Lebanon are often timed to coincide with political events, and this suggests that there is still strong opposition to the idea of compromise between the two main parties. The agenda of the dialogue is to establish a 'national defence strategy', but the main point of discussion is likely to be the disarmament (or otherwise) of Hizbullah. This has long been a sticking point between the governing March

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