Ukraine is a victim of aggression – but is it a victim of Genocide? Genocide is a legal term used by politicians, journalists, and ordinary people in their discussions to describe the atrocities caused by the different wars around the world from the Syrian War to the Yemeni War and recently in the Russo-Ukrainian conflict. […]
The Lebanese Republic does not currently have a comprehensive Defense Strategy. This paper explores the reasons for this oversight and the legal and constitutional mechanisms surrounding such a policy. Finally, this paper proposes a Defense Strategy for the Lebanese Republic. Not comprehensive by any means, this proposed Defense Strategy nevertheless discusses Lebanon’s assets in light of its geopolitical status and posits propositions in the matter of geography, military, water security, economy, human capital, intelligence, and finally oil & gas. This proposition has a self-admitted hamartia – it does not account for Hezbollah and other armed groups, as to do so would be impossible given the diplomatic intricacy and sensitivity of the matter. Indeed, the matter of Hezbollah and other armed groups is one of the main reasons why there is no Lebanese Defense Strategy to begin with. The Lebanese Republic must determine whether or not Hezbollah et al. are a national asset or a national threat, something that it has so far failed to do. This paper does not take a position on the matter.
The Lebanese Republic does not currently have a comprehensive Defense Strategy. This paper explores the reasons for this oversight and the legal and constitutional mechanisms surrounding such a policy. Finally, this paper proposes a Defense Strategy for the Lebanese Republic. Not comprehensive by any means, this proposed Defense Strategy nevertheless discusses Lebanon’s assets in light of its geopolitical status and posits propositions in the matter of geography, military, water security, economy, human capital, intelligence, and finally oil & gas. This proposition has a self-admitted hamartia – it does not account for Hezbollah and other armed groups, as to do so would be impossible given the diplomatic intricacy and sensitivity of the matter. Indeed, the matter of Hezbollah and other armed groups is one of the main reasons why there is no Lebanese Defense Strategy to begin with. The Lebanese Republic must determine whether or not Hezbollah et al. are a national asset or a national threat, something that it has so far failed to do. This paper does not take a position on the matter.
مبدأ فصل السلطات: جاءَ الدستور اللبناني ليعلن عن ميلاد الدولة اللبنانية، التي اكتمل وجودها بوضعه وليؤكد على أنّ لبنان هو وطن سيّد حر مستقل ونهائي لكافة ابنائه وليكرّس مبدأ المساواة بإعتبار ان حقوق وواجبات المواطنين تجاه موطنهم هي واحدة دون تمايز او تفضيل بينهم. كما انه حدد طبيعة النظام السائد في لبنان وبناءً على ذلك […]
برز مؤخراً في دوائر النقاشات السياسية العامة مصطلح الدولة العميقة إشارةً إلى جهة وقوى غير مرئية قد تقف وراء أحداث لها طابع سياسي وأمني معقد لا يمكن شرحها وفق المعطيات المطروحة في لحظة الحادثة. برز بالموازاة نقاش أكاديمي علمي يتمحور حول تعريف هذا المفهوم ضمن إطار علمي ودراسة مكوناتها وتركيبتها. من ناحيةٍ أخرى أثار ظهور […]
مرّ على لبناننا الحبيب و عروسه بيروت ويلات و كوارث لا تعد ولا تحصى منذ بدء التاريخ؛ ورغم ذلك بقيت بيروت درّة عواصم العالم. ولكن، لم يكن أحد يتوقع بأن القدر قد أخبأ ل”ست الدنيا” ما هو أهول و أفظع. الثلاثاء ٤ آب ٢٠٢٠ ،احترقت بيروتنا الحبيبة، تفجر مرفأها نافذة لبنان إلى العالم وتفجّر معه […]