Rami al-Rayes

Lebanon: A Return to the Pre-October 7 Status Quo

The Lebanese are in between two dramatically different states: a restrained war is raging on the southern front, while things are normal in other areas of the country. We see the villages on the border paying dearly on behalf of the entire country. The residents are being killed and their homes and…

Where Will Beijing Land Its Next Blow

It has become clear that China is reconfiguring its foreign policy. Building on its unprecedented economic growth, China can gradually expand its political influence in many regions across the globe. The Chinese seem to be taking the opposite approach of the US, which expanded its influence…

Is this a Turning Point for the US-Israeli Relationship? No!

The questions in the US about the country’s “historical” relationship with Israel have not gone as far as forcing Washington to radically and comprehensively rethink its deep ties with Tel Aviv, which is unlike any of the United States’ relationships with another country. Talk on how the costs…

On the ‘New Lebanon:’ Long for the Old One

Many political and non-political analyses have been written about Lebanon’s sick and precarious state of affairs. Some of those went as far as saying that the old Lebanon that the world had recognized as a country of pluralism, diversity, public freedoms and a free market economic system has hit…

Is Changing the Lebanese Political Structure a Leap Into the Unknown?

Talks about radically changing the political structure in Lebanon is on the rise, with calls for restructuring it based on new foundations and considerations under the pretext that the current structure collapsed and did not achieve what is expected from it on the popular level, whether concerning…