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Sune Haugbolle

Sune Haugbolle is professor in Global Studies at Roskilde University.

Political Assassinations and the Revolutionary Impasse in Lebanon and Iraq — A demonstrator along blocked Hamra street during a protest against the falling Lebanese pound currency and mounting economic hardships, near the Central Bank building, in Beirut, Lebanon, March 16, 2021. Mohamed Azakir/Reuters

Current Analysis

Political Assassinations and the Revolutionary Impasse in Lebanon and Iraq

In the midst of deepening political and economic crises, the recent assassinations of two intellectuals—Hisham al-Hashimi in Iraq and Lokman Slim in Lebanon—have shaken the popular protest movements that are pushing for fundamental change in both countries. Haugbolle and Andersen consider the conseq

Sune Haugbolle, Henrik Andersen • 14 min read