PODCAST: The Return of Syrian Refugees Has Begun. And it is Becoming a Tactic of War Mark Leon Goldberg September 6, 2018 1.5 million Syrian refugees are in Lebanon today. But as the fighting quells in areas of Syria, some of these refugees are considering returning home. Who gets to return, the places to which they will return, and the circumstances under which refugees m...
Could You Eat on $13.50 a Month? Mark Leon Goldberg July 8, 2015 Life is about to get measurably more difficult for hundreds of thousands of Syrian refugees in Lebanon. Because of a funding shortfall, the World Food Program is forced to reduce by half the amount of food assistance it provides to hundreds of thousands of Syr...
Map of the Day: 1 Million Syrian Refugees in Lebanon (And Counting) Mark Leon Goldberg April 3, 2014 A milestone
Can The Special Tribunal for Lebanon Convict Rafik Hariri’s Killers? Kimberly Curtis January 16, 2014 The proceedings begin today.
Can Syria’s Civil War Be Contained to Syria? Probably Not Mark Leon Goldberg July 10, 2012 The regional mess that Kofi Annan and others have warned might befall the Levant should the Syria civil war continue to fester is closer to reality than we might realize.
Map of the Day: Syrian Refugees In Lebanon Mark Leon Goldberg June 4, 2012 The 15 month crackdown in Syria has produced a wave of refugees to nearby Lebanon. According to the UN Refugee Agency, there were more than 17,000 Syrian refugees in Lebanon. Fears of a spillover of the Syria conflict to Lebanon are being realized.
Mystery of Missing Lebanese Leader May Be Revealed in Libya Daniel J Gerstle February 24, 2011 An incendiary political mystery which began in the Lebanese Civil War may be revealed during this month's transformation of Libya. Many in Lebanon are aiming to find out what happened to Lebanese Shiite rebel leader Musa al-Sadr when he went missing in Libya in 1978.
Lebanon’s Hezbollah Tries to Align Itself With #Jan25 Protests in Egypt Daniel J Gerstle February 3, 2011 After surviving massive protests aimed at their own policies in Lebanon, the ruling coalition now led by Interim Prime Minister Najib Mikati and the militant Shiite party Hezbollah applauded protestors in Egypt and agreed President Mubarak should step down.
Lebanon’s Political Confrontation Continues as Indictment Remains Sealed Daniel J Gerstle January 18, 2011 The Special Tribunal for Lebanon delivered its much anticipated indictment regarding the 2005 killing of former Prime Minister Rafiq Hariri and others to Lebanese justice officials yesterday, sealed. The controversy over how the indictment was crafted and whom it may allege played a role in the killing caused the fall of the government last week.
