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A black-and-white photograph of a large formation of Lebanese Army soldiers marching in tight unison during a drill. The soldiers are dressed in matching uniforms and combat boots, wearing distinctive helmets with integrated ear and chin protection, holding rifles diagonally across their chests. In the background, a war-torn urban landscape features large mounds of dirt and rubble in front of a heavily damaged, multi-story apartment complex and a smaller white building marked with bullet holes.

Arming the State Against the Nation: The Illusion of a Military Solution in Lebanon

By

Jonathan Hassine

A soldier stands between military vehicles on a street, conveying tension and readiness.

Sovereignty Without Defense: The Army, the State, and Hezbollah’s Weapons

By

Ziad Abu-Rish

A black and white photo of a group of people leaning against one another, asleep on the floor, in what looks like a basement.

The Same Defeats: On Half a Century of Growing up as a Child of the War

By

Lina Mounzer

A composite photo. A group of five men in suits are huddled together in the foreground deep in discussion. In the background is a hallway with stacks of loose papers, merged with a large poster that reads: "UNDP's Technical Support to the Ministry of Finance in Lebanon: Closing Event."

Inside Experts: What Happened When an Army of Consultants and Technocrats Tried To Fix Lebanon

By

Richard Salame

أطفال من عكّار في طريقهم لتعبئة الماء من بئر، تمّوز ١٩٦٧. (حقوق الصّورة لأرشيف لبنان)

أسطورة عصر لبنان الذهبي: هل حقّا فقدنا الفردوس؟

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كريم مرهج

Composite of images taken at archeological sites-turned-constructions sites around Beirut

Searching for Lebanon’s Ancient Ruins Amid Capitalist Ruination

By

Habib Battah

Beirut’s sea wall at the height of Lebanon’s “Golden Age.” May 1, 1965. (Indiana University Archives, Charles Cushman Collection)

Paradise Lost? The Myth of Lebanon’s Golden Era

By

Karim Merhej

Protesters engage in a discussion during the early days of the October uprising in "The Egg," an iconic abandoned opera house in central Beirut. October 24, 2019. (Gloria Tawk/Fawra)

Lebanon’s Global Conundrum: Which Strategy for Political Change?

By

Nadim El Kak

Editorials

“Lebanon First:” On the Politics of Neutrality on a Moving Train

By

Lara Bitar

The electricity sector has become an embodiment of corruption in Lebanon. Électricité du Liban, Mar Mikhael, Beirut. November 10, 2019. (Hoda Kerbage/The Public Source)

Anti-Corruption: A Neoliberal Strategy to Breathe New Life into Lebanon's Spoils-Sharing System?

By

Karim Merhej Sintia Issa

Two young boys carry a tire at a roadblock reinforced by burning dumpsters. Beirut, Lebanon. October 18, 2019. (Mouran Mattar/Fawra)

Lebanon’s Class Struggle: Between the “Civil” and the “Popular”

By

Wissam Saade

A protestor enters the abandoned opera house in Beirut, Lebanon. October 21, 2019. (Rita Kabalan/The Public Source)

Psychological Warfare in Times of Revolution

By

Ramez Dagher