أزمة الانفجار وانفجار الازمات اللبنانية

The Explosion Crisis and the Explosion of Lebanese Crises

Bidayat

The Beirut explosion, a "crime of negligence," laid bare a system of corruption and unaccountability, whose repercussions are now escalating into political, economic, and sovereign crises.

مواد قابلة للاشتعال

Flammable Materials

As-Safir

The confrontation over the wage ladder reveals Lebanon's true power: the financial-commercial-real estate complex that obstructs reforms and accumulates flammable social and sectarian tensions.

الحراك ضد الفساد في العراق ولبنان بإسم الدين، سرقونا

The Movement Against Corruption in Iraq and Lebanon: In the Name of Religion, They Stole from Us

Bidayat

In the name of religion they robbed us — corruption is pretext not cause, and sectarianism covers capitalist exploitation, not the other way around.

بين العراق ولبنان: ملفات الفساد بيد الناس

Between Iraq and Lebanon: Corruption Files in the People's Hands

Al-Quds Al-Arabi

The movements in Iraq and Lebanon against corruption intersect in the collapse of services and the exposure of sectarianism's role, but crucially, they transform corruption files from official lies into a popular issue for accountability in the streets.

انها المؤامرة

It Is the Conspiracy

As-Safir

How comfortable the conspiracy — always exposed, always succeeding. Yassin al-Hafez: instead of "conspiracy" say "interests"; instead of "victim" say "inability."

تمارين في المنطق

Exercises in Logic

As-Safir

"Exercises in Logic" demonstrates that prosecuting "false witnesses" has no effect on the international tribunal, and the uproar surrounding it conceals a deeper politicization of the court.

عدالة الانقلابات

The Justice of Coups

As-Safir

The tribunal has been Lebanonized: political accusation cut off investigation — civil wars bequeath the coup mentality to their heirs.

موازنة الحزب الأوحد

The Budget of the Single Party

As-Safir

Lebanon's budget, with 99% of its revenues swallowed by debt, salaries, and electricity subsidies, reveals the "single party" of bankers and real estate speculators as the actual controllers of policies.

الكازينو الفضيحة

The Casino Scandal

As-Safir

The Jericho casino: built for Israeli gamblers because gambling is banned in Israel for religious reasons—Palestinians barred from entry. Oslo's economic symbol.

الُمرابي والمديون

The Usurer and the Debtor

As-Safir

Banks profit billions while the state borrows abroad to pay them — the only subsidized commodity is the confessions. This state deserves demolition.

كلفة انتاج النائب: من الزفت الى النفط

The Cost of Producing an MP: From Asphalt to Oil

As-Safir

$100,000/year per MP for "paving"—and the two biggest election funders are oil states. The MP is costly. Does that mean precious? How many hours does he work?

Ethnonationalism and the Failed State: Sources of Civil State Fragmentation in the International Political Economy

Ethnonationalist conflicts stem not from ancient hatreds, but from modern state failures that rationally drive individuals towards ethnic and religious identities.

… و لماذا لا نبدأ بالاقتصاد؟

... And Why Don't We Start with the Economy?

As-Safir

Banks healthy, people hungry — if people's interests don't deserve the street but the "blocking third" does, that is a worse paralysis than any third.