Lebanon’s youth demand renewal amid generational divide and national disillusionmentLebanon today stands at a defining crossroads, and perhaps nowhere is this more evident than in the country’s restless younger generation. The mood of Lebanon’s youth recalls the cultural shifts of the 1920s in Europe and America, when post-First World War societies rejected old norms and embraced new identities. The Cedar Revolution of 2005, the “You Stink” uprising of 2016, and the mass protests of 2019 each promised to break the mold of the old system. To a younger generation watching from the sidelines-or participating in the streets-the repeated failures confirmed a grim truth: the old system is beyond repair. The danger, however, is that Lebanon’s youth may abandon not just the political system but also the very idea of Lebanese national identity.