Lying at the heart of Lebanon’s dysfunction is an inability to secure accountability and institutional legitimacy.
Maha Yahya
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A Timeline of Events Since the Explosion in Beirut Port on August 4, 2020.
Josiane Matar
Former Media and Events Coordinator, Malcolm H. Kerr Carnegie Middle East Center
Ghida Tayara
Senior Digital and Web Coordinator
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Lying at the heart of Lebanon’s dysfunction is an inability to secure accountability and institutional legitimacy.
Maha Yahya
In an interview, Sohaib Jawhar analyzes the profound changes in the ties between the neighboring countries.
Michael Young
There is a disturbing structural parallel between the old global energy economy and the new green transition.
Angie Omar
Any move by the United States to make good on Trump’s suggestion that Washington persuade Damascus to confront Hezbollah militarily would have catastrophic consequences.
Kheder Khaddour
As talks begin between Washington and Tehran, Beirut has an opening to advance a regional plan for the party’s disarmament.
Michael Young