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Nadim Shehadi
Nadim Shehadi is an economist and political adviser. He has held positions in academia and think tanks in Europe and the US. He ran a program on the regional dimension of the Middle East Peace Process at Chatham House.
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Failed state or battered state — the narratives dividing Lebanon
Two parallel narratives about Lebanon prevail: One is about the country being a failed state and the other is about a state that has been battered until it failed.
The Special Tribunal for Lebanon gave us the truth; it must be reinforced
The murder of Lebanese cultural entrepreneur and political activist Lokman Slim this month has led to a resurgence of the kind of demands for accountability and “the truth†that protesters in Beirut called for in 2005 following the assassination of former Prime Minister Rafik Hariri.
Biden needs clear strategy to end US’ tit-for-tat approach
A multipolar world is one of competing visions, strategies and actions. During inauguration week in the US, there is much speculation about the new administration’s worldview and the position of the Middle East in that context.
Lebanon’s instability a reflection of the regional order
Lebanon at 100 is a country in distress. Jean-Yves Le Drian, the foreign minister of France, the country that declared Lebanon a state on Sept. 1, 1920, has now announced that it might even disappear.
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