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  • In the area of Khaldieh towards Tripoli, the poorest city in Lebanon, Lebanese and Syrian refugee families are waiting to be received at the medical bus of the Order of Malta NGO, August 2021, photo by Didier Bizet/Hans Lucas via Reuters
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    Lebanon: Challenges and Successes in COVID-19 Pandemic Response

    Nasma Berri, Mahshid Abir

    May 6, 2022

    The RAND Blog

    In Lebanon, COVID-19 infections, hospitalizations, and daily deaths continue to decline. This is an accomplishment worthy of celebration in the midst of hyperinflation, all-time high unemployment, nadir purchasing power, and a health sector on the verge of collapse.

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    The Evidence on Kids and COVID-19, China's Use of Big Data, Telemedicine: RAND Weekly Recap

    Sep 4, 2020

    This weekly recap focuses on what we know (and what we don't) about kids and COVID-19, how China is using big data, the future of telemedicine, and more.

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  • The port of Beirut and its construction cranes, destroyed by an explosion of ammonium nitrate on August 4, 2020, photo by Karine Pierre/Hans Lucas Pictures/Reuters
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    Addressing Lebanon's Ailments, Acute and Chronic

    Krishna B. Kumar @kbkumar_, Louay Constant

    Sep 1, 2020

    RealClearWorld

    The recent explosion in Beirut has again led to calls for political and economic reforms in Lebanon. The country has an economy in crisis, corruption, few job opportunities, and an influx of 1.5 million Syrian refugees. Sustained global investment is needed if Lebanon is to recover over the long run.

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  • An Iraqi demonstrator gestures during the ongoing anti-government protests in Najaf, Iraq, November 18, 2019, photo by Alaa Al-MarjaniReuters

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    The Arab Spring in the Upside-Down

    Jordan R. Reimer @Jordan_R_Reimer

    Nov 21, 2019

    The World Post

    Where the original Arab Spring protests removed authoritarian leaders, the current demonstrators in Iraq and Lebanon are trying to topple popularly elected governments. This could have dramatic implications for the future of representative democracy in the Middle East.

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  • Syrian refugee metal shop trainees work at one of the vocational training centres near Al Azraq city, Jordan, June 27, 2016
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    Jobs Can Improve the Lives of Syrian Refugees and Their Host Communities—and Support Stability in the Middle East

    Shelly Culbertson @SC_Culbertson, Krishna B. Kumar @kbkumar_

    Mar 11, 2019

    Foreign Policy

    Host governments, international development agencies, and donor countries like the United States could take several steps to improve Syrian refugee employment. This would increase self-reliance among Syrian refugees and ease pressures on host communities.

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  • Um Akram, a Syrian refugee, creates soap under Jasmine, a project which hires and trains Syrian refugee women to create handicrafts, in Amman, Jordan, July 11, 2016
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    As Refugees, Syrian Women Find Liberation in Working

    Louay Constant, Shanthi Nataraj, Fadia Afashe

    Feb 19, 2019

    United Press International

    Syrian refugee women in Turkey, Lebanon, and Jordan want opportunities to work. But there are multiple barriers and challenges that limit them. Improving the chances of safe and dignified work opportunities for Syrian women in these countries could yield broad positive social benefits for both the refugee and host communities.

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    Syrian Skills: A Missed Opportunity

    Shanthi Nataraj, Louay Constant

    Feb 14, 2019

    RealClearWorld

    Syrian refugees in Turkey, Jordan, and Lebanon are finding ways to get by. But many refugees are not able to fully use their skills, and that is a lost opportunity both for the Syrians and the host countries.

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  • Supporters of Lebanon's Hezbollah leader Sayyed Hassan Nasrallah gesture as they hold Hezbollah flags in Marjayoun, Lebanon, May 7, 2018
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    Helping Lebanon Succeed Is More Than About Countering Iran

    Dalia Dassa Kaye

    Jan 16, 2019

    The National Interest

    As tensions increase on the Israeli-Lebanese border the possibility is growing that a confrontation with Iran may move from Syria to Lebanon. For the United States, turning its back on this small but strategically critical country and conflating U.S. interests in Lebanon solely with countering Iran could be short-sighted, and a missed opportunity at a time when the region has few.

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    Mahlet Atakilt Woldetsadik

    Mar 22, 2018

    The RAND Blog

    Increased poverty and major shifts in traditional gender roles for Syrian refugees have worsened interpersonal tensions, increased the risk of domestic violence, and caused challenges for aid workers.

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    Saudi Arabia and Iran May Be Headed Toward War

    Alireza Nader

    Nov 13, 2017

    Atlantic Council

    America should encourage Tehran and Riyadh to settle their differences, not facilitate aggressive Saudi action. Otherwise, the region will be plunged into an even bigger crisis—without an end in sight.

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  • Hezbollah members carry the coffin of Hezbollah commander Fadi Shahouri, near Nabatieh in southern Lebanon, August 4, 2017
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    A Glass Half Empty? Taking Stock of Hezbollah's Losses in Syria

    Colin P. Clarke

    Oct 17, 2017

    The Jerusalem Post

    Hezbollah has gained valuable combat experience in Syria, but the cost of that experience may not outweigh the losses in troops, the damage to its image and the need to cede some of its autonomy to Iran and the Assad regime. The longer the war drags on, the more apparent these losses will become.

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  • Hezbollah members salute during the funeral of Ali Fayyad, a senior commander who was killed fighting in Syria, Lebanon, March 2, 2016
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    Hezbollah Is Winning the War in Syria

    Colin P. Clarke, Chad C. Serena

    Jan 30, 2017

    The National Interest

    Most parties have been on the losing side of the war in Syria. Meanwhile, Lebanese terrorist militia Hezbollah has cemented its status as a regional power player. The group has gained fighting experience and benefited from a growing alliance with the Assad regime, Iran, and Russia.

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    The Precarious State of Syrian Refugee Women, Children in Lebanon

    Mahlet Atakilt Woldetsadik

    Sep 13, 2016

    The RAND Blog

    The gendered impact of political conflict on women and children has been well documented in other conflicts. But much less is known about the effect of the Syrian civil war on displaced women and children.

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  • Women mourn the death of their relatives after an airstrike in the rebel held Bab al-Nairab neighborhood of Aleppo, Syria, August 25, 2016
    Terrorist Organizations

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    Why Syria's War May Be About to Get Even Worse

    Colin P. Clarke, Chad C. Serena

    Aug 25, 2016

    Reuters

    Whether or not Jabhat Fateh al-Sham's new name means a genuine break from its parent organization al Qaeda, the mere rebranding could prolong Syria's civil war. The worst-case scenario is that the group could embed itself within the rebel opposition in Syria the way Hezbollah did in Lebanon.

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  • Women cleaning a compound housing Syrian refugees in Sidon, Lebanon, February 3, 2016
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    A Different Kind of Refugee Crisis

    Shelly Culbertson @SC_Culbertson

    May 16, 2016

    U.S. News & World Report

    In Jordan and Lebanon, middle-income countries with robust public sectors where a significant Syrian population may be present for years to come, solutions should be more about supporting the expansion of existing national public services, rather than creating new, internationally run parallel services.

    Read More »
  • Syrian refugee children who crossed into Jordanian territory with their families, January 14, 2016
    Refugees

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    Battered by War, Syrian Refugee Kids Need to Be Taught

    Shelly Culbertson @SC_Culbertson, Louay Constant

    Jan 15, 2016

    Newsweek

    More than 700,000 Syrian refugee children are not receiving formal education. Host countries are struggling to create enough spaces to accommodate them in schools, and there are no formal programs to teach children who have missed years of instruction.

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Quoted

  • The allure of training technology can often overshadow its value. Today, virtual reality, or VR, is a hot topic in the military training community, but training tools must be developed and selected according to their anticipated use. Context matters, and sometimes the best and most cost-effective training tool may just be a book.

    tim marler, m1168

    Timothy Marler

    Senior Research Engineer

    Source: Defense News

  • In the United States, a good soldier is a happy soldier, one that's properly fed, paid, and treated with respect. But the Russian high command behaves as if its troops are an afterthought, making tactical decisions as if it can simply throw people at poorly designed objectives until it succeeds.

    Dara Massicot

    Senior Policy Researcher

    Source: Foreign Affairs

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