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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.
Locked Out: France and the New Rules of Diplomacy in Lebanon
Lebanon-Israel talks expose Paris’ limited influence in a more coercive regional order.
Partner or Patron: Why Syria Became More Than a War to Türkiye
As Ankara looks beyond conflict management, Syria is being recast as a crossroads whose future Damascus may struggle to shape.
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.
Shelf Control: It’s Time for Lebanon to Make Prices Reasonable
War raises prices, traders raise them further, and Lebanon has the tools to stop it.
The Price We Pay: Why Prices in Lebanon Go Up, But Rarely Down
With more than a million displaced and food insecurity rising, Lebanon must build the price governance that stops crisis profiteering.
Glass Decades: The Sunset of Gulf Exceptionalism
The Iran war has forced a reckoning for the GCC’s 35-year project to build security and splendor
Losing Our Minds: The Making of Lebanon’s Mental Health Catastrophe
How cascading crises and state negligence are fraying the national psyche
Decorative Inclusion: How Syria’s Transition Is Undercutting Women
Government policy and complicity feeds an ecosystem of exclusion in political and civic life
‘THEY’ HAVE NAMES: WHO’S BEHIND LEBANON’S BANKS & STATE.
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.
Locked Out: France and the New Rules of Diplomacy in Lebanon
Lebanon-Israel talks expose Paris’ limited influence in a more coercive regional order.
Partner or Patron: Why Syria Became More Than a War to Türkiye
As Ankara looks beyond conflict management, Syria is being recast as a crossroads whose future Damascus may struggle to shape.
The Price We Pay: Why Prices in Lebanon Go Up, But Rarely Down
With more than a million displaced and food insecurity rising, Lebanon must build the price governance that stops crisis profiteering.
Policy
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
No Peace Without Process: Changing Course on Hezbollah’s Arms
A pragmatic framework to unify national defense and security under Lebanese state control
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
A Generation in Limbo: Redefining Refugee Policy in Lebanon
As the tide of war subsides, Lebanon needs a rights-based solution to govern the Syrian refugee crisis
Commentary
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.
Shelf Control: It’s Time for Lebanon to Make Prices Reasonable
War raises prices, traders raise them further, and Lebanon has the tools to stop it.
A Play for Time: The Theatre of Lebanon-Israel Negotiations
In talks scripted by Washington, Lebanon tries to improv its way to sovereignty.
Capable or Credible: Building Lebanon’s Leverage in Negotiations with Israel
Many claim the Lebanese government has no hand to play in negotiations, but leverage is more than a question of hard power.
Infographics
Rockets & Feathers: Why Lebanon’s Fuel Prices Rise Fast and Fall Slow
During the spring, everyone said the same thing: the Iran War had pushed oil prices up, causing gasoline and diesel prices to rise as well. Oil then came down again, with the global benchmark Brent crude dipping below its pre-war price by July, but Lebanese were at...
An Interactive Journey From the Mountain Cap to the Tap: The New Beirut Water Supply Plan’s Proposed Route to the Capital
Soaked In Setbacks: A Fraught History of the SGBWSP
Unbottling The Benjamins: Where The Money Of The SGBWSP Will Flow
From the Mountain Cap to the Tap: The SGBWSP’s Planned Route to Beirut
No Peace Without Process: Changing Course on Hezbollah’s Arms
Video
Know This Series: Behind the Electoral Law Battle – A Political Conflict in Legal Disguise
Know This Series: Lebanon’s Gold — A Crisis Solution or a Risky Gamble?
Yes or No: Between Showmanship and Reality — The Truth Behind Trump’s So-Called Peace
Know This Series: From Dominance to Dialogue — The Gradual Path Toward Renewed Lebanese-Syrian Ties
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