A recent parliamentary election opened a way for civil society to get into Lebanon’s institutions. But that seems too little to allow for the country to be shaked and saved.
Analyses
Middle East
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Marina Forti 11 July 2022A new wave of popular protests against mounting prices piles pressure on conservative president Ebrahim Raissì. But he only can walk a fine diplomatic line. - Claudia De Martino 30 June 2022An Israel with a collapsed government will host Joe Biden in mid-July, amid uncertain political legacy and perspectives.
- Ananya Vajpeyi 22 June 2022How do we lose what we lose? Why do we love whom we love? Searching for answers across cities, memories and cultures
- Mariano Giustino 29 April 2022Osman Kavala, the most important representative of Turkish civil society, has now been sentenced to life in prison, for having financed and supported the Gezi Park movement and having allegedly played a role in organising the attempted coup d’état of July 15th, 2016. Other 7 accused, all human rights activists including Can Atalay, Mücella Yapıcı, Çiğdem Mater, Hakan Altınay, MineÖzerden, Tayfun Kahraman and Yiğit Ali Ekmekçi, will have to face 18 years in prison.
- Gianni Del Panta 27 April 2022From Algeria to Tunisia, from Libya to Egypt, the conflict in Ukraine is having a profound impact on the MENA region – in very different directions.
- Umberto De Giovannangeli 3 November 2021Palestinian Prime Minister spoke with ResetDOC ahead of his diplomatic tour to Europe. Admitting a new generation needs to take the lead.
- Claudia De Martino 3 November 2021Liberties and economic development, rather than statehood, for Palestinians. Can Micah Goodman’s policy framework become the new Israeli mainstream?
- Mariano Giustino 6 September 2021Turkey’s regime is trying to exploit the return of the Taliban in Kabul to reassert its regional power. But Erdoğan will be moving on a slippery ground.
- Beatrice Morlacchi 22 July 2021Palestinian and Syrian refugees, but also other migrant workers, are suffering the dire consequences of Lebanon’s social and economic free fall. Poverty, racism and harassment are the daily menu. Here’s what a few NGOs are doing to try and help them.
