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Climate change in the Middle East will amplify preexisting vulnerabilities stemming from conflict, displacement, marginalization, and corruption, while also creating new risks. Governments in the region will need to adopt more inclusive reforms as part of their climate adaptation strategies.
Lebanon's food crisis—the result of an unequal system that deprives local farmers of agency and neglects the environment—calls for the country to seek a new path toward food justice.
Christians in Lebanon feel under existential threat, but more isolation would only lead to their ruin.
By revamping its social protection system, Lebanon could address its current economic crisis and restore public trust in the government.
Financial crises are threatening the stability of Egypt, Tunisia, and Lebanon. Despite a rare alignment of elements conducive to change, reforming the economy will still be politically challenging.
Hezbollah finds itself near another verge today, that of remaining relevant in the evolving Lebanese state.
Will this week’s Arab summit breathe new life into a Saudi-Syrian understanding over Lebanon?
Join Carnegie’s Frederic Wehrey as he sits down with Lisa Anderson, Bessma Momani, Michael Robbins, and Sultan Alamer to discuss the current and looming challenges facing the MENA region.
Saudi-Iranian reconciliation has meant that Tehran and Riyadh are reasserting their interests more strongly in Lebanon.
While international donors are right to focus on supporting civil society in acute crises, their approach has serious limitations. For more effective crisis mitigation, engagement with civic actors must be part of a broader political strategy driven by local dynamics and priorities.