The Research & Policy Desk

Institutional Analysis

The Research & Policy Desk produces collective institutional analysis on Lebanon’s political economy, governance and public institutions. Articles under this byline represent the Institute’s editorial analysis rather than the personal opinion of an individual contributor.

Expertise

Political economy, Governance, Institutional reform

Professional Background

Collective editorial and research desk of the Lebanon Think Tank.

Conflict Disclosures

Institutional byline; no individual financial interests are attributed to this desk.

Publications

• The Untouchables: Lebanon’s Lifers, Fiefdoms, and the Sectarian Architecture of Impunity
• The Canton Divide: Why Christian and Muslim Municipalities Look Like Different Countries
• Dancing on the Graves: The Sursock Palace Wedding and the Audacity of the Warlords
• The Cult of the Checkbook: How Wealth Buys Moral Amnesty in Lebanon
• The Joe & The Juice Paradox: Performative Consumption and the Crisis of Lebanese Identity
• Russian Roulette on the Asphalt: The Anatomy of Lebanon’s Lethal Roads
• The Chronic Patient: How Lebanon’s Political System Keeps the State on Life Support
• The Untouchables Series: Lebanese Passports, False Identities, and the Accountability Gap
• Lebanon’s Electricity Crisis: What the Public Record Shows