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Who Profits from the Beirut Tragedy

August 10, 2020 Opinion

The narrative that the Beirut explosion was an exclusive consequence of negligence and corruption by the current Lebanese government is now set in stone, at least in the Atlanticist sphere. And yet, d…

Help à La Française: Macron Pushes Neo-Expansionism

August 10, 2020 Opinion

The current geopolitical position of France is shaped by a variety of factors. As one of the key actors in the Mediterranean region, Paris is now primarily a European leader in countering Turkey’s exp…

The Beirut Explosion: Who Is Responsible?

August 9, 2020 Opinion

On Tuesday 4thof August, an explosion at the Lebanese harbour in the heart of the capital Beirut caused devastating human casualties and material destruction. Over 140 people died instantly, 80 are st…

What Happened —and Didn’t Happen— at the Israel-Lebanon Border?

August 3, 2020 Opinion

On the night of Sunday, July 19th, airstrikes hit Damascus International Airport. Though Israel didn’t claim responsibility for them, sticking to their longtime “zone of denial” policy, no one doubts …

Will Hezbollah Seek Revenge Against Israel?

August 2, 2020 Opinion

Tensions on the Israel-Lebanon border flared up in recent days due to a confusing July 27 incident near the Sheba’a Farms, a Syrian area occupied by Israel since the 1967 war but is also claimed by Le…

IMF Talks Collapse in Lebanon. Why That’s a Good Thing for Lebanon

July 30, 2020 Opinion

Talks between IMF officials and politicians broke down recently when it transpired that the latter wanted a ‘brown envelope’ in any aid deal. Don’t blame the politicians though. It’s all they know and…

Lebanon Faced with Its Responsibilities

July 25, 2020 Opinion

A structural problem inherited from the past From the beginning of the events in Lebanon, we stressed that the structural problem was not corruption, but the organization of this country according to …

How Washington Intends to Triumph

June 27, 2020 Opinion

For two decades Washington has been trying to "reshape" the "Greater Middle East", an arbitrarily defined region stretching from Afghanistan to Morocco. However, over the last three years two strategi…