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Lebanon sovereignty crisis - Lebanese state authority - Hezbollah and sovereignty - Monopoly of force Lebanon - Taif Agreement legacy

Empty measures…Too late

Lebanon’s sovereignty crisis exposes the gap between constitutional authority and political reality, as fragmentation, external influence, and weakened state power undermine national autonomy.

By Peter Chouayfati
Iran post-war leadership - Islamic Republic succession - Supreme Leader transition - Iran political future - Assembly of Experts

Iran’s next political order

How does the Iranian system remake itself if the head of power is shaken?

By Omar Harkous
Saif al-Islam Gaddafi - Libya politics - Arab Spring Libya - Libyan reform era - Gaddafi family

The other Saif: The reformist who stayed

A personal remembrance of Saif al-Islam Gaddafi that moves beyond headlines, tracing a friendship shaped by Libya’s reformist moment, the Arab Spring, exile, and a violent, unresolved end.

By Munirah Ahmed
Lebanon economic crisis - Lebanon financial reform - Banking sector Lebanon - Eurobond restructuring - Lebanon deposits crisis

Towards a dynamic economic and financial policy

An economic analysis of Lebanon’s crisis, focusing on recovery, confidence, banking reform, Eurobond restructuring, and the path to a sustainable financial system.

By Ibrahim Hanna El Daher
Lebanon sovereignty crisis - Hezbollah weapons - Israeli strikes - Hezbollah accountability debate - Lebanese state fragility

The state between Hezbollah’s choices and public expectations

Hezbollah shifts the costs of war onto the Lebanese state while retaining control over conflict decisions, exposing a deeper crisis of sovereignty and accountability in Lebanon.

By Marwan El Amine
Iraq political crisis - US–Iran rivalry in Iraq - Nouri al-Maliki controversy - Currency war Iraq - Iraq prime minister nomination

Iraq’s premiership crisis

A contest of wills between Trump’s “veto” and Tehran’s reach.

By Omar Harkous
Lebanon identity - Beirut mythology - Lebanon clichés - Paris of the Middle East - Beirut glamour

The glamour myth

Why Lebanon will never let the truth get in the way of a good story.

By Michael Karam
Yemen Christians - Houthi repression - Arbitrary detention Yemen - Enforced disappearance - Religious minorities Yemen

Arbitrary detention of Christians in Houthi prisons

Yemen’s minorities: Repression, accusations, and the war’s expanding toll.

By Omar Harkous
Islam and Christianity - Shared fasting traditions - Ramadan and Lent - Interfaith dialogue - Mary in the Qur’an

Islam and Christianity: A shared encounter in fasting

An exploration of fasting in Islam and Christianity, tracing shared spiritual roots, historical encounters, and the deeper meaning of fasting beyond hunger toward discipline, silence, and closeness to God.

By Sheikh Dr. Mohammad Nokkari
Egypt military AI - Israel Egypt security - AI warfare Middle East - C4ISR systems - Egyptian military modernization

Israel monitoring Egypt’s military shift amid regional tensions

Egypt’s AI military push is shifting the Egypt–Israel balance, moving Israeli focus from tanks to data, algorithms and autonomous systems.

By Peter Chouayfati
Hezbollah rhetoric - Lebanese politics analysis - Naim Qassem - Hezbollah media - Political discourse Lebanon

Hezbollah’s vulgar discourse: The sound of a fading role

Hezbollah’s increasingly vulgar rhetoric is portrayed as a symptom of deeper political and strategic decline following shifting regional power balances and recent conflict.

By Marwan El Amine
National identity - Conspiracy culture - Collective psychology - Lebanese mindset - Crisis narratives

The Xanax protocol

How conspiratorial thinking in Lebanon acts as a coping mechanism, replacing self-reflection with comforting external blame.

By Michael Karam
Political paralysis - Sectarian system - Constitutional reform - Taëf Agreement - Lebanese Constitution

From constitutional promise to institutional paralysis: Lebanon’s unfinished state

A century-old constitution struggles to govern Lebanon, as sectarian power-sharing undermines sovereignty and accountability.

By Dr. Elie Elias
Political paralysis - Sectarian system - Constitutional reform - Taëf Agreement - Lebanese Constitution

Iran between street repression and an uncertain American deterrent

Rising repression in Iran and regional military buildups push the Middle East closer to unavoidable confrontation.

By Omar Harkous
US Iran relations - Regime change Iran - 1953 coup Iran - Operation Ajax - Mohammad Mossadegh

An overview of the United States and regime change in Iran

As US-Iran tensions rise, this analysis revisits Washington’s history of regime change in Iran from the 1953 CIA-backed coup to the 1979 revolution and examines why renewed calls for intervention risk repeating destabilizing mistakes.

By Peter Chouayfati
Donald Trump - Global politics - International relations - Economic diplomacy - Land for peace

When economics replaces geography in the search for peace

Donald Trump is redefining global politics by abandoning fixed alliances and “land for peace,” favoring a transactional approach that trades economic opportunity and living standards for security and stability.

By Marwan El Amine