Know This Series: From Financial Engineering to Offshore Companies – Tracing the Crimes Behind Lebanon’s Collapse
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Fuelling Addiction: How Importers And Politicians Keep Lebanon Hooked On Oil
Eliminating national oil dependence will clear out conflicts of interest.
The New Banking Secrecy Law: An Advance But Not A Victory
Lebanon's updated banking secrecy law is progressing towards reform, yet riddled with ambiguities and potential for power abuse.
Lebanon's Path to Accountability and Justice Is Through Joining the ICC
The country must break the cycle of impunity and strengthen its sovereignty by ratifying the Rome Statute
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Rewired Influence: Syria’s Power Crisis Invites Geopolitical Tug-of-War
Damascus must choose between foreign dependency and energy sovereignty in redeveloping its energy sector
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Fuelling Addiction: How Importers And Politicians Keep Lebanon Hooked On Oil
Eliminating national oil dependence will clear out conflicts of interest.
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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