Senior fellow Mona Khechen discusses the protection of state-owned lands Read more

The authors assess the “response” of government, parliament, central bank, and the judiciary to the financial crisis Read more

Mounir Mahmalat and Wassim Maktabi share the findings on how political elites use public infrastructure procurement to generate rents with a focus on design and supervision consultants involved in several of The Council of Development and Reconstruction's projects

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Mounir Mahmalat and Wassim Maktabi study cartels in public infrastructure procurement and analyze the conditions under which they succeed in generating rents Read more

Sami Atallah and Sami Zoughaib take a closer look at Lebanon’s 2022 budget, which has been passed last week, more than halfway into the year. 
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Sami Atallah highlights the agreement's shortcomings, unpacks how Lebanese leaders mismanaged the demarcation of the maritime border, and Hezbollah's nuanced position over the agreement. Read more

In a joint statement with Think Tanks and Research Centers, we highlight our key responses to the IMF's Lebanon Article IV report.  Read more

In April 2024, the Lebanese State issued 101 legislative texts, yet none introduced the much-needed reforms. Read more

In May 2024, the Lebanese state issued 128 legislative texts, but none addressed the critical reforms the country urgently needs. 

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In June 2024, the Lebanese state issued 151 legislative texts, yet failed to address crucial reforms.

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In July 2024, the Lebanese state issued 144 legislative texts, yet none of the crucial reforms were addressed. Read more

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نداء بشأن إشغال النازحين/ات المساحات العامة. صادر عن عدد من الجمعيات والمنظمات والمبادرات.

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هل يُمكن إصلاح المالية العامة في لبنان؟ وكيف نُعيد توزيع الموارد بشكل عادل؟ في تقريرنا الأخير يطرح كريم ضاهر، نائب رئيسة مجلس الإدارة في مبادرة سياسات الغد، رؤية إصلاحية مالية لمواجهة الأزمات المتفاقمة، ووضع أسس التنمية المستدامة والعدالة الاجتماعية

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Lebanon’s newly elected President Joseph Aoun and Prime Minister Nawaf Salam bring a glimmer of hope to a nation reeling from crises. But can they overcome entrenched political resistance and institutional decay to deliver meaningful reforms? Our latest analysis dives into the challenges ahead, the forces behind their rise, and what’s at stake for Lebanon’s future.

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Lebanon’s political establishment often touts ministerial rotation, factional exclusion, and the appointment of technocrats as the keys to reform. Are these proposed solutions genuine—or merely cosmetic gestures that uphold systemic corruption? Our latest article provides a critical examination of these narratives and details the deeper institutional changes needed to address Lebanon’s entrenched crisis.

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نداء لحماية الممتلكات الثقافية بعد العدوان الإسرائيلي على لبنان. صادر عن مجموعة من منظمات المجتمع المدني التي تعمل من أجل حماية وتوثيق الأضرار التي لحقت بالممتلكات الثقافية في لبنان (المفكرة القانونية، بلادي، الجنوبيون الخضر، المجلس الثقافي للبنان الجنوبي، نحن،أشغال عامة، مبادرة سياسات الغد، مؤسسة الجادرجي للعمارة والمجتمع، اللقاء العمراني).

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Despite a unique opportunity to chart a new course, Lebanon’s ministerial statement lacks a clear economic vision, sidesteps accountability, and prioritizes political balancing over substantive policy commitments. With the country in deep crisis, this approach risks reinforcing stagnation rather than driving much-needed change. Read more

In January 2025, as the parliament elected Joseph Aoun as president and appointed Nawaf Salam as prime minister, the outgoing cabinet stepped up both its routine and regulatory work. The Lebanese state issued 187 legislative texts, the highest number of texts in the last 12 months —mostly licenses and contribution approvals to public institutions— while regulating the Public Procurement Authority and enacting compulsory electronic tax filing.  Read more

In our latest article, Sami Atallah and Sami Zoughaib argue that Karim Soueid’s appointment reflects elite consensus to block reform and protect banking interests, ending the president’s reform promises just two months into his mandate.

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Lebanon's economic crisis has severely eroded public sector wages, pushing many civil servants into income vulnerability and weakening public institutions. In this report, Sami Zoughaib, Sami Atallah, and Najib Zoghaib analyze the wage crisis and propose a clear pathway toward reform and recovery. They highlight how political elites have avoided structural reforms, resorting instead to temporary fixes that exacerbate inequalities, and how international aid, despite providing crucial short-term relief, increases dependency and undermines national sovereignty. Read more

March 2025 marked the transition from Najib Mikati’s caretaker government to Nawaf Salam’s administration, which took office in late February. Legislative activity during this period dropped to its lowest point in twelve months, with a shift in focus. Specifically, 40% of administrative texts involved new appointments and terminations, while 85% of regulatory texts addressed macroeconomic issues, particularly the approval of the 2025 national budget by decree and preparations for the 2026 budget. For more details, please refer to the monthly memo for the month of March. Read more