Arithmétiquement, et politiquement, l’élection du chef du Courant Patriotique Libre le général Michel Aoun à la Présidence de la république, le 31/10, est acquise.
Dans cette note de 4.056 mots, MESP (i) cherche à identifier et analyser les fondements des …
Lebanon – Maritime border dispute
The maritime border dispute between Lebanon and Israel was the subject of increased attention since the publication of an article in the Israeli business magazine Globes on 29/10 claiming that Israel rejected a US compromise, …
Lebanon – Local politics:
Over a month after his appointment, on 06/04, Prime Minister-designate Tammam Salam still did not succeed in forming a new cabinet. The composition of the cabinet is the major problem Salam is facing at this …
An article published in Al-Akhbar by Nasser Charara [Link in Arabic. French translation here] on November 13 looks at the Syrian crisis through energy geopolitics. The author refers to leaks emanating from a “western oil giant” to conclude that …
El-Nashra reported on November 15, that Baath MP (and former minister) Assem Qanso believes stability in Lebanon is due to large oil deposits in the country, both offshore and inland, particularly in the Beqaa, his native region.
Qanso, who holds …