Strategizing Lebanon’s energy security

To understand how vital energy issues are impacted by and perceived from a broader perspective of political interests and policy priorities located far from Beirut, Executive conversed with Paul Salem, renowned Lebanese academic and director of the Middle East Institute in Washington D.C.  E  How does Lebanon appear on the various maps of interest that one can find “inside the Beltway,” meaning the circles of power in the capital of the United States of America? Is everything seen through the political lens or are there still human connections to Lebanon?  Everything has been overshadowed by the war in Gaza, so that not much attention [is given] to Lebanon. When you take a step back and look at the US and policies and relations to Lebanon, there are several things to note. I would mention here firstly that Lebanon and the Lebanese are part of modern American history for over 100