Since 1985, the Lebanese government has made at least 13 such announcements, plans, proposals and / or studies about new public transport projects – an average of one every 2.4 years.
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Stillborn: Lebanon’s public transport announcement dead on arrival
In February 2022, Ali Hamie, Lebanon’s Minister of Public Works and Transport announced the upcoming development of an ambitious plan to revive the country’s train network, which has lain derelict and unused since the civil war (1975-1990). Since 1985, the Lebanese government has made at least 13...
Russian Roulette: Ukraine exposes Lebanon’s dangerous food security game
The crisis in Ukraine exposed yet another Lebanese catastrophe. As the primary source of grain imports for Lebanon, disruptions to grain imports and pricing put Lebanon in a precarious position of having no more than a few weeks of grain reserves. This is because the political class had done nothing to reestablish a strategic store since the destruction of the grain silos in the August 4 2020 blast.
Fuelling Addiction: How Importers And Politicians Keep Lebanon Hooked On Oil
Eliminating national oil dependence will clear out conflicts of interest.
Wake-Up Call: Economic Crisis Needs To Force Lebanon Towards A Green Recovery
Salvation from accumulated crises can only be through sustainable consumption and production.
Power to The People: It’s Time for Renewable Energy to Transform Electricity In Lebanon
Lebanese authorities’ persistent failure to meet the country’s energy needs has been a central symbol of state corruption and mismanagement.
Divided We Fall: Bringing Together Lebanon’s Opposition Movement
As Lebanon approaches another round of parliamentary elections opposition parties face old threats and new opportunities.
Carrots And Sticks: How Sanctions and Principled Aid Can Bring Lebanon’s Politicians to The Table
Sanctions and principled aid can pull Lebanon back from the abyss – but only by targeting the banking sector and carefully monitoring the state’s role in aid distribution
Breaking Point: The Collapse of Lebanon’s Water Sector
How misplaced aid, elite capture, and a devalued currency are causing crisis in the water sector.