◈ ExplanationAdvancedGeopolitics & Defense › Defense Economics
Lebanon: Military and Paramilitary Forces — Hezbollah, the LAF, and the Parallel State Problem
This article examines the unique dual-security system in Lebanon, comparing the state-sanctioned Lebanese Armed Forces with the powerful Hezbollah paramilitary. It explores the security and financial implications of parallel military institutions, sovereign risks, and the defense economics of proxy conflict.
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◈ ExplanationAdvancedGovernment & Fiscal Policy › Government Structure
Lebanon: Government Structure — Confessional System, the BDL, and the Institutional Collapse
This article details the constitutional framework of Lebanon's sectarian power-sharing system, analyzing how the Taif Agreement redistributed executive power, how the Banque du Liban experienced regulatory capture, and how the collapse of central services has shifted governance to local municipalities.
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Lebanon: Economic Future — The Banking System Collapse, the Offshore Gas Promise, and the Reconstruction Dilemma
This article provides an objective analysis of Lebanon's economic prospects, weighing the potential of offshore natural gas exploration against the unresolved insolvency of the banking sector, the dilemma of infrastructure reconstruction funding, and the systemic challenges of reform gridlock.
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◈ ExplanationAdvancedFinancial History › Crisis & Financial History
Lebanon: A Financial History — From the Silk Road to the Banking Collapse and the Beirut Blast Economy
This article explores Lebanon's financial evolution, tracing its path from historical pre-colonial silk trade routes through the golden age of banking secrecy, post-civil war reconstruction, systemic financial engineering, the 2019 sovereign default, and the transition to a cash-based dollarized economy following the 2020 Beirut Port explosion.
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