This Gallup poll is highly relevant because it provides empirical evidence of a massive shift in Lebanese public opinion toward state capacity and the Westphalian monopoly on violence. With 79% of citizens favoring exclusive state control over weapons and 94% expressing confidence in the national military as a unifying institution, the data highlights a growing rejection of illiberal non-state actors in favor of institutional stability and sovereign governance.
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And they seem to entirely capable of bringing this about themselves, and UNIFIL is utterly worthless. Hopefully the rumored Israeli-Syrian partnership helps
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This Gallup poll is highly relevant because it provides empirical evidence of a massive shift in Lebanese public opinion toward state capacity and the Westphalian monopoly on violence. With 79% of citizens favoring exclusive state control over weapons and 94% expressing confidence in the national military as a unifying institution, the data highlights a growing rejection of illiberal non-state actors in favor of institutional stability and sovereign governance.
And they seem to entirely capable of bringing this about themselves, and UNIFIL is utterly worthless. Hopefully the rumored Israeli-Syrian partnership helps