A Year After the Blast
A Timeline of Events Since the Explosion in Beirut Port on August 4, 2020.
More work from Diwan
Decoding LebanonLebanon is facing a series of simultaneous financial, economic, and political shocks. The country stands at a critical juncture, as hundreds of thousands of Lebanese have fallen under the poverty line in recent months. The protest movement that began in October 2019, following the previous government’s decision to raise taxes, is regaining momentum in spite of the lockdown from the coronavirus pandemic. The Carnegie Middle East Center will offer analyses of the multiple crises afflicting Lebanon, explaining their causes, characteristics, consequences, and potential solutions.
An Old Lebanese HabitAs with Lebanon’s other sects, has Hezbollah’s hubris brought devastating sectarian nemesis?
The Palestinian Struggle Needs to be ReimaginedThe U.S. election result and Yahya Sinwar’s death are markers that the contemporary national movement is moribund.
Syria’s Objective Is to Disunite From the ArenasThe priority of the Assad regime as the conflict in Lebanon rages is political survival, which has taken precedence over all else.
Complicit in the Middle East’s DistressIn an interview, Marwan Muasher looks back on U.S. policy toward the ongoing crisis, and sees even worse ahead.
