The world is undergoing a profound reordering, and nowhere is this more visible than in the Middle East. Over the past two and a half …
The rebound is real
Lebanon’s property market spent the first months of 2026 absorbing the shock of renewed conflict. Credit Libanais’ economic research unit, reporting at the end of June 2026, put the number …
Improbably spared
This analysis was written for a Spring 2026 Special Report on the repercussions of conflict on local economies On March 30, 2026, acting president of Syria Ahmed al-Sharaa, flew to …
The new geopolitical economy
This analysis was written for a Spring 2026 Special Report on the repercussions of conflict on local economies For a group that is as notoriously divisive in their analyses and …
The violent bending of Lebanon’s economic backbone
This analysis was written for a Spring 2026 Special Report on the repercussions of conflict on local economies Lebanon is a country famously burdened by a culture of corruption, financial …
The homogenezation trap
In May 2025, three management scholars at MIT’s Sloan School, David Wingate, Barclay Burns, and Jay Barney, published a paper whose title arrived like a cold shower in the middle …
Economy and policy
Business
Lebanon’s property market spent the first months of 2026 absorbing the shock of renewed conflict. Credit Libanais’ economic research unit, reporting at the end of …
Opinion
The recent Israeli airstrikes on the south of Lebanon have revealed a calculated shift in Israel’s military strategy. The deliberate targeting of civilian infrastructure and …
