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Oct 18, 1990 · 2020. Country Brief:LEBANONPolitical deadlock, financial collapse, spiralling poverty, and the COVID-19 pandemic are contributing to one of the most serious political crises. n Lebanon’s history. The protest movement that began in 2019 calling for the resignation of a political elite viewed as corrupt and unable to resolve structural social ...
- Significant Interest in DND/CAF from External Review Bodies
- Nsicop Recommendations
- Portrayal of DND/CAF in Nsicop Reports
Several NSICOP reviews have had implications for DND/CAFTwo NSIRA reviews impacting DND/CAF [REDACTED]External reviews are new and have posed challenges for the department, such as record keeping practices, multiple IT systems, and a culture shift towards more open sharing of information, including...DND/CAF is working to address issues with new structures and processesNSICOP 2018 Annual Report [REDACTED] recommended that the Government of Canada, [REDACTED]introduce “explicit legislative authority for Defence Intelligence”DND/CAF is exploring options to address the recommendation.Two NSICOP reports (2019 Annual Report, [REDACTED]) will be tabled by the Prime Minister in the House of Commons and Senate, likely in January/February 2020[REDACTED]Despite clear national security risks, Lebanon does not have a recent defence policy and security strategy guiding relevant decisions, despite some officials’ calls for one to be established (including the President). In terms of corruption-specific oversight, Lebanon does
The Lebanese Armed Forces, under the Ministry of Defense, are responsible for external security but are authorized to arrest and detain suspects on national security grounds. The Lebanese Armed Forces also arrested alleged drug traffickers, managed protests, enforced building codes related to refugee shelters, and intervened to prevent violence between rival political factions.
Sep 21, 2022 · U.S. security assistance for the Lebanese Armed Forces (LAF) is a key component of U.S. Lebanon policy to strengthen Lebanon’s sovereignty, secure its borders, counter internal threats, and disrupt terrorist facilitation. Key areas of cooperation include border security, maritime security, defense institution building, arms transfers, and counterterrorism. The LAF historically served as a ...
Jun 30, 2021 · It also stated that the national army would be strengthened, and that: ‘The armed forces intelligence shall be reorganized to serve military objectives exclusively.’ 73 However, as Lebanon at the time was still under Israeli occupation, a further clause in the agreement stated that Lebanon would be ‘[t]aking all the steps necessary to liberate all Lebanese territories from the Israeli ...
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Lebanon has avoided the spill over from the conflict in Syria, but currently faces rising regional tensions which some fear could lead to conflict in Lebanon. At the same time, military expenditure has risen to 5% of the country’s share of GDP, and close to 14% of government spending; one of the highest shares of the government’s spending.
