AUGUST 2011
EDITORIAL
COMMENT
When every day is Friday in Syria
The advent of Ramadan may spell a spiral of violence
Nicholas Blanford
Tempest broils across the Gulf
The summer heats up as friction mounts between Saudi Arabia and its archival, Iran
Gareth Smyth
A Cairene cacophony
Egypt's revolution loses its momentum as the movement for freedom fractures
Josh Wood
Neither justice nor stability
As Lebanese react to STL indictments they should learn a lesson from the Arab Spring
Sami Halabi
Paying for the revolution
Illicit capital out-flows threaten to undermine democratic advances
Paul Cochrane
FEATURE
Portraits of freedom
The heroes of Tahrir Square were everyday Egyptians who, in different ways,helped to change their country forever
Executive Editors
BANKING & FINANCE
Funding the summer’s frivolities
Is Lebanese banks' new loan spree just artifice or authentic innovation?
Vanessa Khalil
REAL ESTATE & DEVELOPMENT
ECONOMICS & POLICY
A homegrown shortfall
Lebanon's over-reliance on food imports leaves it at the mercy of global forces
Sami Halabi
SPECIAL REPORT:INDUSTRY
The Survival Industry
Casualties of war abandoned by the state, revisited five years on
James Reddick
CONSUMER SOCIETY
BUSINESS ESSENTIALS
LAST WORD
Jordan’s assault on journalism
Amman gets heavy handed as free speech is beaten by book and by bludgeon
Christoph Wilcke
