Maha Yahya

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    Aug 2

    As four out of ‘s five key pillars fall down its politicians have pursued a malign business-as-usual approach as they hedge their bets on a system that is no more

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    Dec 16

    Randa Takieddine- historically speaking the initiatives have only succeeded when there was backing. Resolution 1551 is one such example.

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    Dec 16

    two thirds of subsidies are being used elsewhere - in for example through the smuggling of fuel and medicines

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    Dec 16

    𝗧𝗵𝗲 𝗨𝗻𝗶𝘁𝗲𝗱 𝗦𝘁𝗮𝘁𝗲𝘀 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗪𝗼𝗿𝗹𝗱: 𝗔 𝗡𝗲𝘄 𝗗𝗶𝗿𝗲𝗰𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻? 📍 🗣️William J. Burns, Ryan Crocker, Ashley J. Tellis, and Watch here📽️👇

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  5. Dec 16

    sanctions have two interconnected issues- one part is political and the other is about stolen asset recovery

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  6. Dec 16

    Recent sanctions were not coordinated with the .

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  7. Dec 16

    Randa Takieddine- historically speaking the initiatives have only succeeded when there was backing. Resolution 1551 is one such example.

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  8. Dec 16

    plays this game well. When they were cornered by economic collapse and the blast they initiated discussions with the

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  9. Dec 16

    while the Biden administration wants to talk to it and get back to the it will not lift sanctions against put in place by the administration

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  10. Dec 16

    the crisis in has been amplified by the crisis in and the conflict in has impacted in Lebanon - however the two situations are not in sync and require fundamentally different approaches.

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  11. Dec 16

    two thirds of subsidies are being used elsewhere - in for example through the smuggling of fuel and medicines

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  12. Dec 16

    In the past attachment was real, emotional, political and entertainment. Now things have changed massively. Never a clear outcome as their interests cannot be met by their clients

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  13. Dec 16

    a comprehensive package of reforms are needed and I believe sanctions against all political class are necessary

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  14. Dec 16

    Happening now- final panel on existential challenges in 2021 with indepth perspectives on international, regional, national options for moving away from the abyss w great insights from &

    📢𝑳𝒊𝒗𝒆 𝑵𝒐𝒘 𝗝𝗼𝗶𝗻 𝘂𝘀 𝗳𝗼𝗿 𝗼𝘂𝗿 𝘁𝗵𝗶𝗿𝗱 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝗳𝗶𝗻𝗮𝗹 𝗽𝗮𝗻𝗲𝗹 𝗼𝗳 𝗱𝗮𝘆 𝟮 𝗼𝗳 𝗼𝘂𝗿 𝗳𝗼𝘂𝗿𝘁𝗵 𝗮𝗻𝗻𝘂𝗮𝗹 𝗰𝗼𝗻𝗳𝗲𝗿𝗲𝗻𝗰𝗲: 𝗔 𝗚𝗹𝗼𝗯𝗮𝗹 𝗥𝗲𝗻𝗲𝘄𝗮𝗹? 𝗪𝗵𝗮𝘁 𝘁𝗼 𝗘𝘅𝗽𝗲𝗰𝘁 𝗶𝗻 𝟮𝟬𝟮𝟭 📍
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  15. Dec 16

    Happy Birthday to Marie Popelin lawyer and feminist- the first women to earn a doctorate in law in 1888 and yet was denied admission to the bar.

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    Dec 16

    The Ministry of public works and transportation gets a fifth of all investments in the 2020 budget. As Lebanese politicians fight to share the leftovers of the state, explore how public money is spent with the tool designed.

    Breakdown of public investment and infrastructure as planned in Lebanon's 2020 budget. The ministry of public works and transportation gets LBP 132 billion, just second after telecom (LBP 165 billion), way above education (LBP 16 billion) or health (LBP 1,3 billion).
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  17. Dec 16

    the second element that played in the favor of the regime is the absence of alternative (revolutionary) leadership in part because of street concerns that any leadership may be coopted or jailed.

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  18. Dec 16

    easier to compromise on identity issues than on economic interests

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  19. Dec 16

    Why should we expect the political elite to accept reform given their vested interests? Question on but this applies across many countries

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  20. Dec 16

    10 years after the Arab uprising, s democracy is under strain mainly due to economic challenges. Political elite unable to meet the expectations of and this is feeding discontent and endangering trust in democratic institutions

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  21. Dec 16

    Moubarak had a much larger social base than Sisi. The economic benefits under are much more concentrated especially with the military. Any dissent is crushed at the source.

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