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    Lebanon: Challenges and Successes in COVID-19 Pandemic Response

    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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    May 6, 2022

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    Addressing Lebanon's Ailments, Acute and Chronic

    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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    Sep 1, 2020

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    The Arab Spring in the Upside-Down

    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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    Nov 21, 2019

    The World Post

    Jordan R. Reimer

  • Refugees

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    Jobs Can Improve the Lives of Syrian Refugees and Their Host Communities—and Support Stability in the Middle East

    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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    Mar 11, 2019

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    Shelly Culbertson @SC_Culbertson, Krishna B. Kumar

  • Refugees

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    As Refugees, Syrian Women Find Liberation in Working

    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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    Feb 19, 2019

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    Louay Constant, Shanthi Nataraj, et al.

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    Syrian Skills: A Missed Opportunity

    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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    Feb 14, 2019

    RealClearWorld

    Shanthi Nataraj, Louay Constant

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    Helping Lebanon Succeed Is More Than About Countering Iran

    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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    Jan 16, 2019

    The National Interest

    Dalia Dassa Kaye

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    Tackling Gender-Based Violence Among Syrian Refugees in Lebanon

    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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    Mar 22, 2018

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    Mahlet Atakilt Woldetsadik

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    Saudi Arabia and Iran May Be Headed Toward War

    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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    Nov 13, 2017

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    Alireza Nader

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    A Glass Half Empty? Taking Stock of Hezbollah's Losses in Syria

    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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    Oct 17, 2017

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    Colin P. Clarke

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    Hezbollah Is Winning the War in Syria

    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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    Jan 30, 2017

    The National Interest

    Colin P. Clarke, Chad C. Serena

  • Refugees

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    The Precarious State of Syrian Refugee Women, Children in Lebanon

    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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    Sep 13, 2016

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

    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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    Aug 25, 2016

    Reuters

    Colin P. Clarke, Chad C. Serena

  • Refugees

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    A Different Kind of Refugee Crisis

    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.

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    May 16, 2016

    U.S. News & World Report

    Shelly Culbertson @SC_Culbertson

  • Refugees

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    Battered by War, Syrian Refugee Kids Need to Be Taught

    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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    Jan 15, 2016

    Newsweek

    Shelly Culbertson @SC_Culbertson, Louay Constant

  • Refugees

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    Syrian Refugees: A Blessing in Disguise?

    To avoid further resentment and restrictions on Syrians desperate to escape their war-torn country, as well as the instability such attitudes generate, the international community must work with host governments to increase and highlight the benefits refugee populations can bring to neighboring states.

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    Feb 2, 2015

    The National Interest

    Dalia Dassa Kaye

  • Refugees

    commentary

    Syria's Simmering Crisis

    At least half of Syrian refugee children aren't in school. Those who are face risks to the quality of education they receive, a risk they share with host-country children. But by making long-term investments, the international community can help ensure education isn't another casualty of the war.

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    Jan 21, 2015

    CNN

    Shelly Culbertson @SC_Culbertson

  • Developing Countries

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    The Health Needs of Syrian Women in and Around the Za'atari Refugee Camp

    The Syrian conflict, now in its fourth year, has been the main contributor to the largest refugee crisis since the 1994 Rwandan genocide—and the problem can be expected to get worse as the fighting continues.

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    Oct 13, 2014

    The RAND Blog

    Mahlet Atakilt Woldetsadik

  • Peacekeeping and Stability Operations

    commentary

    To Fight ISIS, Make Peace with Syria's Assad

    To disrupt al-Baghdadi's advance, the United States and its allies should start by addressing the source of the problem -- the conflict in Syria. They can begin by negotiating a truce with President Bashar Assad to stop the fighting in Syria.

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    Aug 14, 2014

    USA Today

    William Young

  • The flag of Lebanese militant group Hezbollah
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    Al Qaeda, Hezbollah on the Verge of Sectarian War in Lebanon

    Tensions between rival militant groups al Qaeda and Hezbollah have reached a fever pitch following bombings at two mosques in Lebanon, making a bloody sectarian conflict an increasingly real possibility.

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    Aug 30, 2013

  • Crowd of Syrians standing amid destruction
    Terrorist Organizations

    commentary

    Leave Hezbollah Alone!

    If Hezbollah's participation in the Syrian civil war begins to clearly tip the balance in favor of the Assad regime, the U.S. could face pressure to adjust its position and support efforts to minimize Hezbollah's position in Lebanon.

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    Jul 24, 2013

    Foreign Policy

    Julie E. Taylor

  • Security Cooperation

    commentary

    Lebanon Vote Tilts to the West

    The result of Sunday's parliamentary elections in Lebanon is a boon for the United States, but it also presents a challenge. The U.S. would be well-advised to play for the long term in Lebanon with a pragmatic policy that deals with the reality of Hezbollah's political power while continuing to strengthen moderate forces and national institutions, write Aram Nerguizian and Ghassan Schbley.

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    Jun 10, 2009

    The Washington Times

    Aram Nerguizian, Ghassan Schbley

  • Lebanon

    commentary

    Living with the Outcome: Elections in Lebanon

    Lebanon is scheduled to hold elections Sunday [June 7], and the pro-Western political alliance favored by the United States may lose. If it does, the Obama Administration should not consider the result a triumph for Hezbollah, but a challenge, write Aram Nerguizian and Ghassan Schbley.

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    Jun 5, 2009

    GlobalSecurity.org

    Aram Nerguizian, Ghassan Schbley

  • Lebanon

    commentary

    Hezbollah's Armory Up for Debate

    Hezbollah's recent flexing of its muscles in Lebanon may well lead to an unintended effect -- the long-overdue disarming of the militant group, write Theodore Karasik and Ghassan Schbley.

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    Jun 12, 2008

    United Press International and the Middle East Times

    Theodore W. Karasik, Ghassan Schbley

  • International Diplomacy

    commentary

    A Chance in Lebanon; No Place for Tyrants

    Hezbollah's recent flexing of its muscles in Lebanon may well lead to an unintended effect: the long-overdue disarming of the militant group, write Theodore W. Karasik and Ghassan Schbley.

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    Jun 6, 2008

    International Herald Tribune

    Theodore W. Karasik, Ghassan Schbley

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