Metransparent Exclusive By almost any measure, Lebanon’s proposed Financial Stabilisation and Deposit Recovery Law represents one of the most significant…
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The silent collapse of Lebanon’s forgotten middle class Every Sunday morning, I return to my summer home in the Metn…
Türkiye’s offer to participate in security arrangements for southern Lebanon marks Ankara’s attempt to become a central actor in the…
Given the country’s difficult experience during the Iran war, Washington should offer sustained political attention, practical assistance, and an expanded…
According to a broad spectrum of commentary from respected analysts in foreign policy, military affairs, and strategic studies, the initial…
Shaffaf Exclusive Executive Summary This paper quantifies how Hezbollah and its allied networks exploit Lebanese state institutions, donor funds, and…
Brief Analysis Circumstances are ripe for a successful visit, but both presidents are looking for more than bonhomie—Aoun needs practical…
Shaffaf Exclusive The Answer is “Yes, unequivocally”, If we, Arabs and Gulf citizens, are to call things by their proper…
Metransparent Exclusive For six years, Lebanese depositors have been waiting. Waiting for a financial recovery plan. Waiting for Parliament.…
Shaffaf Exclusive Over the course of Michel Aoun’s presidency, one name quietly but persistently threaded its way through Lebanon’s most…
In the Republic of Impunity, where titles were cheaper than bread and institutions were made of fog, lived Sad Silky,…
Workers load dismantled tents onto a truck at a displaced families’ camp along Beirut’s waterfront on July 1, 2026. Last…
Brief Analysis This landmark document offers a once-in-a-generation opportunity to build real peace between Beirut and Jerusalem, but progress needs…
Diplomacy is often called the art of the possible. In the Middle East, it is more often the art of…
Satellite imagery reveals for the first time the extent of what Iran destroyed at Naval Support Activity Bahrain When the…
Millions of Russians are bypassing Vladimir Putin’s attempts to block access to the internet, and his regime is struggling to…
A Substack op-ed Gérard Araud recently suggested that Lebanon may end up paying for America’s debacle in Iran. It is…
A new UN initiative appears to be taking shape around Erhürman’s insistence that failure must not mean a return to…
When reform becomes a Trojan horse: the failure of IMF governance prescriptions in a politically captured state. The collapse of…
The recent Washington Institute article on proposed U.S. foreign assistance cuts should be read in Beirut with alarm. At the…
Jieh, a seaside town south of Beirut, was once known for its beach resorts, long sandy shoreline and summer crowds.…
The numbers suggest the “absolute nullity” ruling may have achieved the opposite of what its supporters expected The Ankara Regional…
SK_Azzi @Tinderella1421 Nothing says “European values” quite like EU-funded infrastructure in South Lebanon being named after IRGC commander and defense…
Donald Trump’s latest messaging on the Middle East, in demanding an immediate price on key players (not the least the…
CHP’s crisis is no longer only about party leadership. It is about whether Turkish democracy itself can still rely on…
It’s Monday, May 18, and both the Israeli government and the IDF are hinting, through statements and actions, that they…
Masaad Boulos Moves Through the World’s Most Volatile Rooms Without Making a Sound — and That Is Precisely the Point…
Western governments, international media and regional capitals describe Ankara court ruling as a “judicial coup” against Türkiye’s opposition. Financial markets…
President Abdel Fattah El-Sisi has come to rely on Gulf state financing. The end of the Iran War could…
Lebanon’s political class should stop confusing regional patronage with national interest. The country’s economic collapse has exposed a reality that…
As Lebanon edges towards a fragile political reset under President Joseph Aoun and Prime Minister Nawaf Salam, a more subtle form of confrontation…
Shaffaf Exclusive Lebanon is attempting to discuss peace while suffering one of the worst economic collapses in modern financial history.…
Let us be clear, the greatest fallacy is that Hezbollah objects to talks with Israel. What it really opposes is…
Mr. President Donald Trump, I hope this message finds you well. You are about to invite the President of Lebanon…
Please find attached the second edition of the Economic Outlook issued by the BdL and now available on its website.…
ٍShaffaf Exclusive Lebanese are once again being asked to wait: to wait for the safe harbour of Arab unity, to…
You say, “Did we hand the enemy a pretext?”… What is this thing you call a “pretext,” my friend? Have…
Shaffaf Exclusive As Lebanon sways between the prospect of peace with Israel and threats of civil conflict, emotions are running…
Shaffaf Exclusive: History does not repeat itself in exact form, but it often rhymes in ways that policymakers ignore at…
Given concerns about Hezbollah backlash, Beirut will likely want to proceed incrementally toward its stated goal of establishing a state…
Since March 2, according to a non-exhaustive count by Le Monde, the Shiite militia-party, close to Iran, is believed to…
When a system built to win at all costs finally meets a voter willing to use it better There is…
(Photo is AI generarted) From Cyprus to Gaza, from Ukraine to Hormuz, the Antalya platform is evolving into a central…
Shaffaf Exclusive Today, after another round of destruction along the border, Donald Trump picked up the phone. He called Joseph Aoun. He called Benjamin…
(Global energy crisis is ‘the mother of all crises’: Turkish energy minister) As most OECD economies were entering a post-inflationary…
For decades, Lebanon has lived in the shadow of conflict,its borders tense, its economy strained, and its people often forced…
Shaffaf Exclusive The Question No One Dares Ask Walking through the streets of Dahieh, Beirut’s southern suburb, you…
Fragile diplomacy forged in Islamabad has unraveled. The crisis in the Strait of Hormuz is deepening, NATO is fraying, and…
The military and diplomatic risks of reentering south Lebanon are weighty, but Israel can mitigate them by publicly clarifying its…