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Rushing through history
Since the civil war, many revisionist historians have debunked popular theories of Lebanon as the historical bedrock of ‘Phoenicianism’ or a haven for persecuted minorities. The works of these authors...
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Book Review: The Lebanese Connection
By the third page of Jonathan Marshall’s new book, “The Lebanese Connection: Corruption, Civil War and the International Drug Traffic”, anyone who knows Lebanon can see why the book has raised so many...
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A realistic goal for progress
Lebanon’s parliament needs to break out of the vicious sectarian circle it finds itself in In 2005 an exiled former general of the Lebanese Army stepped off a plane in Beirut to meet the throngs of...
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A dissenting voice
Stimulating Lebanon The Central Bank plans to spend $1.46 billion in hopes of jumpstarting the sputtering economy. In the first of our monthly roundtable discussions tackling lebanon’s top issues, We...
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How Lebanon’s Politicians Plan to Foil the Oil
Flames rise from a petrol tanker after it was set on fire by protesters in the northern Lebanese city of Tripoli on 14 March 2013, to halt it from reaching Syria. (Photo: AFP) The consequences of...
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Coughin it up
An all too familiar sight (Photo: The Daily Star) Every year Lebanon loses the population of a small village, about 3,500 people, not to emigration but to needless death from smoking-related diseases....
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Book Review: After the Sheikhs
The past two and a half years have seen a surfeit of literary works and academic articles attempting to dissect the Arab uprisings. Yet few have focused on some of the region’s most autocratic regimes...
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Policy Paper: Implementing Effective, Equitable and Participatory Long-Term...
Implementing Effective, Equitable and Participatory Long-Term Post-conflict Development aid in Syria – By Sami Halabi Abstract This paper seeks to provide recommendations regarding the long-term...
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Policy Responses to Working Street Children in Lebanon
Abstract This report recommends policy responses to address the issue of Working Street Children (WSC) in Lebanon in a manner that is evidence-based and sustainable over the long-term. Accordingly,...
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External Evaluation of Save the Children’s Home-Based Skills Development...
The evaluation conducted presented the findings of an external evaluation of Save the Children’s Home Based Skills Development (HBSD) Programme in Lebanon. The Programme is an innovative approach that...
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External Evaluation of the Fostering Women’s Entrepreneurship in the Middle...
The report presented the findings of the external evaluation of the Fostering Women’s Entrepreneurship in the Middle East Programme for the Cherie Blair Foundation for Women and Tomorrow’s Youth...
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Assessment of Syrian refugee winter vulnerabilities, coping mechanisms and...
The purpose of this research work is to improve the qualitative understanding of the winter vulnerabilities, coping strategies and priority needs of the most vulnerable Syrian refugees in order to...
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External Review: Children Living and Working on the Streets in Lebanon
This study provides the Government of Lebanon and non-governmental organisations with evidence-based research on the magnitude and profile of children living or working in the streets of Lebanon, and...
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Policy Brief: Towards a New Integrated Labour Policy in the Middle East
Towards a New Integrated Labour Policy in the Arab World – نحو سياسة عمل متكاملة في العالم العربي The status and nature of labor and employment across the region was one of the underlying causes of...
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Radio interview: BBC World Service – Outside Source
“There is an awakening happening,” says Beirut protestor Thousands of Lebanese have joined the #YouStink demonstrations against the trash crisis and government corruption, including public policy...
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Rapid Market Opportunity and Value Chain Analysis for Microenterprise...
The research project was launched in response to the severe depletion of fish stocks and livelihoods among artisanal fishers in the district of Tyre, Lebanon. In order to create the circumstances to...
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Strategic Review of Food and Nutrition Security in Lebanon
The Government of Lebanon and its concerned Ministries together with national and international partners are collaborating to address the country’s food security and nutrition challenges and to...
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