May / November 2026



EDITORIAL


What Is Still Ours to Decide



LEADER


The Charade goes on and on
Propoganda, power, and the collapse of non-zero thinking



SPECIAL REPORT - ECONOMIC REVERBARATIONS OF WAR


Does war pay?
Attempting to dissect the “simple” question of war economics




The institutions that count
The rationale behind the figures


and



Bordering war
Egypt on economic tightrope Urban productivity in the digital era




The war next door
Jordan’s strategic vulnerability




Israel and Palestine
Economic devastation and divergence




Healing in the ruins
Gaza’s healthcare workers in a collapsed sector




Lebanon’s strategic sectors
A tale of two narratives




Syria’s precarious awakening
Insecurity, investments, and the battle for stability


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ECONOMICS & POLICY


The missing link
Connecting data and policy in Lebanon




From data to decision
Why Lebanon needs economic intelligence




Woman against local odds
Redefining marketing in Tripoli




A war on reconstruction and return
Israel’s actions expose bigger ambitions in Lebanon




New hope for Lebanon’s cultural industries sector
A timely, necessary and (overly) ambitious strategy




The Middle East is being reshaped
Where Does Lebanon Stand?



SPECIAL REPORT REPERCUSSIONS OF CONFLICT


The new geopolitical economy
Tracing a war’s ripple through oil, inflation, and the Sustainable Development Goals




Improbably spared
Syria as investment hub in a new regional order




The violent bending of Lebanon’s backbone
A sectoral outlook



BANKING AND FINANCE


Liability and legitimacy
The unpaid debt to the Lebanese people




The GAP law
Lebanon’s Exit Strategy or Its Final Foreclosure?




Restoring financial stability and unlocking growth
Transitioning to a Free Float



DIGITAL ECONOMY


The digital generation
How a hyperconnected youth workforce became the Lebanon’s most under-used resource




AI and Lebanon’s digital transformation
Strategic Pathways Through Complexity




When AI outpaces law
Why enterprises, not workers, face the most disruption




The soul of the machine
What does it cost?



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