The Lede
The Lede
New Lines Magazine
How 1980s Lebanon Made Today’s Middle East
45 minutes Posted Oct 12, 2026 at 10:41 am.
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On the podcast this week, journalist and author Kim Ghattas joins Faisal Al Yafai to discuss how the Beirut of the 1980s offers a prism through which to understand today’s regional rivalries, as set out in her new book, “The Best Kind of American: A True Story of Murder, War, and America's Undoing in the Middle East.”
Produced by Finbar Anderson