Commentary
Beyond Disarmament: What Lebanon’s Army Really Needs
Without a new deterrence model, Lebanon and its donors won’t get an army that can disarm Hezbollah, preserve stability, and defend its borders
Analysis
Targeting the Chain of Care: How Israel’s Healthcare Attacks Undermine Civilian Survival and Return in Southern Lebanon
From the moment of injury to the possibility of coming home, every link in Lebanon’s health system has come under fire
Commentary
The End of Pretend: Lebanon Will Reconstruct When It Changes Its Taxation System
With foreign aid drying up and the old debt-fueled model exhausted, rebuilding the country depends on whether Lebanon’s elites pay their fair share
Analysis
Influence Before Oil: How Iraq Bargains with a Pipeline that May Never Be Built
Prospect of new Mediterranean export routes redraws Baghdad’s relations with Ankara, Erbil, and Washington.
Infographics
Rockets & Feathers: Why Lebanon’s Fuel Prices Rise Fast and Fall Slow
Crude oil isn’t the only factor setting the price of gasoline and diesel.
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Beyond Disarmament: What Lebanon’s Army Really Needs
Without a new deterrence model, Lebanon and its donors won’t get an army that can disarm Hezbollah, preserve stability, and defend its borders
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Targeting the Chain of Care: How Israel’s Healthcare Attacks Undermine Civilian Survival and Return in Southern Lebanon
From the moment of injury to the possibility of coming home, every link in Lebanon’s health system has come under fire
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The End of Pretend: Lebanon Will Reconstruct When It Changes Its Taxation System
With foreign aid drying up and the old debt-fueled model exhausted, rebuilding the country depends on whether Lebanon’s elites pay their fair share
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Influence Before Oil: How Iraq Bargains with a Pipeline that May Never Be Built
Prospect of new Mediterranean export routes redraws Baghdad’s relations with Ankara, Erbil, and Washington.
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Rockets & Feathers: Why Lebanon’s Fuel Prices Rise Fast and Fall Slow
Crude oil isn’t the only factor setting the price of gasoline and diesel.
Investigation
‘They’ Have Names: Who’s Behind Lebanon’s Banks & State
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Targeting the Chain of Care: How Israel’s Healthcare Attacks Undermine Civilian Survival and Return in Southern Lebanon
From the moment of injury to the possibility of coming home, every link in Lebanon’s health system has come under fire
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Influence Before Oil: How Iraq Bargains with a Pipeline that May Never Be Built
Prospect of new Mediterranean export routes redraws Baghdad’s relations with Ankara, Erbil, and Washington.
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Locked Out: France and the New Rules of Diplomacy in Lebanon
Lebanon-Israel talks expose Paris’ limited influence in a more coercive regional order.
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Rest for the Wicked: The Risks for Lebanon in Sheltering Assad’s Fugitives
Lebanese government policy of inaction on former Syrian regime figures within its borders comes at the country’s peril.
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No Peace Without Process: Changing Course on Hezbollah’s Arms
A pragmatic framework to unify national defense and security under Lebanese state control.
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Lebanon’s Housing Crisis: From Emergency Response to Sustainable Solutions
How homes for the displaced can lay the foundation for a more affordable, equitable, and resilient housing system.
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Doctor’s Orders: Keep Smoking to Fund the State
How Lebanon’s treasury got hooked on tobacco profits at the public’s expense.
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Here We Flow Again: Beirut Water Project Set to Keep Taps Dry and Debts High
Desperate for water, Lebanon may sign on to a project that brings debt today and dams tomorrow.
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Packaged for Greed: The Hidden Agendas Behind Lebanon’s Postal Sector Power Grab
How the rivalry for LibanPost could decide the country’s financial future
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Rockets & Feathers: Why Lebanon’s Fuel Prices Rise Fast and Fall Slow
Crude oil isn’t the only factor setting the price of gasoline and diesel.
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An Interactive Journey From the Mountain Cap to the Tap: The New Beirut Water Supply Plan’s Proposed Route to the Capital
Is the government’s new plan to fix the system just money down the drain?
Beyond Disarmament: What Lebanon’s Army Really Needs
Without a new deterrence model, Lebanon and its donors won’t get an army that can disarm Hezbollah, preserve stability, and defend its borders
The End of Pretend: Lebanon Will Reconstruct When It Changes Its Taxation System
With foreign aid drying up and the old debt-fueled model exhausted, rebuilding the country depends on whether Lebanon’s elites pay their fair share
Signed, Not Settled: Why Lebanon’s Deal with Israel Won’t Hold
An unrealistic and constitutionally suspect deal paves the way for the next war.