APRIL 2013
EDITORIAL
COMMENT
Seizing a Golan chance
Israel both worried and tantalized by Syria’s disintegration
Nicholas Blanford
Syria can’t afford to break apart
Economic realities make sectarian statelets improbable
Jihad Yazigi
Lessons of hindsight
Learning from failed Iran negotiations can improve chance of agreement
Gareth Smyth
FEATURE
Student voices vital to education reform
Survey shows importance of listening to youth to improve schools
Leila Hoteit and Mounira Jamjoom
SPECIAL REPORT: LEBANESE IN NY
ECONOMICS & POLICY
Public policy missed the train
Beirut’s transportation has potential, but currently drains the economy
Thomas Schellen
BANKING & FINANCE
REAL ESTATE & DEVELOPMENT
Lebanon’s renaissance man
Real estate magnate Georges Zard Abou Jaoude on healthy communities
Thomas Schellen
COMPANIES & STARTEGIES
A scanning success
BMB Marking Systems putting Lebanese intelligence into international markets
Thomas Schellen
CONSUMER SOCIETY
Not just another Italian…
Villaggio restaurant brings something new and exciting to Beirut
Nabila Rahhal
BUSINESS ESSENTIALS
LAST WORD
