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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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.
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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.
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Losing Our Minds: The Making of Lebanon’s Mental Health Catastrophe
How cascading crises and state negligence are fraying the national psyche.
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Decorative Inclusion: How Syria’s Transition Is Undercutting Women
Government policy and complicity feeds an ecosystem of exclusion in political and civic life.
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A Play for Time: The Theatre of Lebanon-Israel Negotiations
In talks scripted by Washington, Lebanon tries to improv its way to sovereignty.
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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.
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Small Carrot, Long Stick: Lebanese Government’s Foreign Backers Demand Compliance Without Protection
Aligning with the West and Gulf has brought Lebanon no reprieve from Israel’s onslaught.
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After the Prisons: Justice for Syria’s Former Detainees Requires Policy to Match Rethoric
Survivors of Assad’s detention system need a clear, state-led reintegration pathway from Syria’s government to achieve justice.
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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.
