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Can the International Community Save Lebanon? - What has been, and should be, the role of international actors amid Lebanon’s crisis
Opinion Analysis by Gaia Bchara, Featured Writer
The international community’s involvement in Lebanon has long been that of a stabilizing force in favor of the status quo. This is clearest in the continuous economic and financial bailouts that served to bolster Lebanon’s political class, free of any coherent implementation plans. At the heart of policies directed at the Lebanese political class lies the prospect of reform. Today, it is increasingly clear that a meaningful Lebanese partner cannot be found in its current oligarchy. As such, fashioning a new role for the international community in Lebanon is central to the country’s reconstruction.
Lebanese Tourism – Summer 2021 Edition: The country’s palliative amidst its crises?
Opinion Analysis by Zeina Dagher, Featured Writer
Lebanon’s tourism sector has always been credited with keeping the country’s economy afloat knowing that the industrial sector is quasi-absent. In the midst of the worsening economic crisis Lebanon is going through, and after all the restrictions that the pandemic had imposed on Lebanese businesses, there’s no doubt that this sector took a hard blow. But can we say that summer 2021’s tourist activity will bring them, and the economy in general, some relief? On one hand, the Lebanese pound is at an all-time low, which is extremely attractive for foreigners. But on the other hand, there’s the risk of growing civil and political strife as shortages abound. Not to mention the recent violent outburst of israel and the overall unsteady regional situation that could easily dissuade tourists from spending their summer here and strike one of Lebanon’s only chances of temporarily readdressing its economy…
Lebanon’s Economic Performance (2020/2021): A House of CardsMacroeconomic Indicators and International Responses to Lebanese Officials
Opinion Analysis by Siriine ElKhalili, Featured Writer
Lebanon’s economic crisis is deepening with hyperinflation, shortages in essential services, frightening poverty rates, and inconsiderate political authority. Lebanon’s ruling class have proven to be a catalyst of the current crises piling up and unfolding, and foreign countries continue to express their disappointment. How long will the Lebanese people continue to face this injustice?