Key economic data for the six polities and jurisdictions yield limited or indirect information on the impact of armed interstate and asymmetric Arab-Israeli conflicts and specifically the October 7, ...

Though Lebanon has a high international capacity coming in through underwater fiber optic cables — to the likes of several hundreds of megabits per second (Mbit/s) — internet speeds at the actual ...

Ahmad Barclay Ahmad is an architect, visual communicator and product designer. He is a partner with Visualizing Impact, and is actively engaged in various projects involving data and visual ...

Public transport is part of Lebanon’s mobility heritage, as is evident by our popular culture. In the song entitled “Ala Hadir el-Bosta,” the late Joseph Sakr sings of his love Alia’s pretty eyes ...

Lebanon stands today not only at the edge of economic collapse but also at the center of a profound governance crisis. The financial meltdown that began in 2019 unveiled structural failures in public ...

In terms of number estimates, what do you see as the total cost of Lebanon’s recovery from war damages and economic meltdown, and what would you say the opportunity costs of conflict (the foregone ...

In the attempt to assess the regional economic reverberations echoing out from two years of conflict triggered on October 7, 2023, Syria stands apart as somewhat of an outlier. Given that in the year ...

This analysis was written as part of a Special Report on the repercussions of war across six polities from October 7 th, 2023-December 2025 Two narrative strands of economic disintegration and ...

As global financial markets prioritize transparency, sustainability, and corporate accountability, countries worldwide are integrating Environmental, Social, and Governance (ESG) standards into their ...

Lebanon’s human infrastructure is our biggest hope for a bright future. Polishing our strategy and re-aligning priorities is the first step forward for Lebanese American University. The Lebanese ...

Walking the warrens of old Beirut neighborhoods, driving along rural roads where one illogical turn follows the other, or traipsing past private and public white elephant real estate projects that ...

Editor’s Note: This article was written before the outbreak of the current conflict in Lebanon and does not include considerations relevant to conflict’s impact on exchange rates and monetary policies ...