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Makram Rabah
Makram Rabah

Makram Rabah is a lecturer at the American University of Beirut, Department of History. His book Conflict on Mount Lebanon: The Druze, the Maronites and Collective Memory (Edinburgh University Press) covers collective identities and the Lebanese Civil War.

Lebanon’s currency recovery since Hariri’s return is a mirage

The news that Lebanon’s former Prime Minister Saad Hariri will form the next Lebanese cabinet prompted mixed feelings. For the majority of the Lebanese, including many of the anti-government...

 Saad Hariri’s bid to lead Lebanon is a disaster waiting to happen

Lebanon’s political class has continually failed to form governments that serve its people. The current talks, which feature the potential return of former Prime Minister Saad Hariri, are no exception...

 Hezbollah is buying time with farcical Lebanese-Israeli maritime border talks

Lebanon’s recent announcement that it would start talks with Israel to demarcate its maritime border was welcomed by many. But on closer inspection, the move is a farce that has little chance of...

 New peace deals are changing the region, Lebanon must reconsider its stance on Israel

Lebanon for a long time has been a victim of its lack of foresight and proper positioning vis-a-vis many of the problems of the region, mainly the Arab-Israeli conflict.The recent peace deals that the...

 Hamas chief Haniyeh's visit to Beirut puts burden on Lebanon

One genuinely assumes that the people of Lebanon have experienced the worst they can, especially after the August 4 Beirut port explosion, the destruction of which still echoes in the sleepless nights...

 Lebanon’s centennial is just another occasion for grief

“At the foot of these majestic mountains, which have been the strength of your country and remain the impregnable stronghold of its faith and freedom; on the shore of this sea of many legends that has...

 The Hariri Tribunal sentence is more valuable than it seems

For over six long hours, the Lebanese and the world at large listened anxiously to the Special Tribunal for Lebanon (STL) on the assassination of former Prime Minister Rafik Hariri as it delivered its...

 Gun boat diplomacy in Lebanon will not bring back former PM Saad Hariri

To call Lebanon a failed state at this stage is nothing short of an understatement, as this nation is grappling with how to stay alive. This has been rendered almost impossible after the Aug. 4 Beirut...