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Will Lebanon Rise From the Ashes?

After decades of living in denial, the country has hit rock bottom—but glimmers of a brighter future are starting to emerge.

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Hisham Melhem

Lebanese Government Resigns Under Mounting Pressure

In the aftermath of last week’s deadly explosions in Beirut, protesters are demanding a complete overhaul of the country’s political system.

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Dan Haverty

Lebanon Needs Transformation, Not Another Corrupt Unity Government

If the United States lets France take the lead, the Lebanese people will get more political paralysis, cosmetic reforms, and Hezbollah control of state institutions.

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Hanin Ghaddar

How to Tackle Coronavirus Corruption

Latin American governments have a chance to model a better version of the inspector general, with even greater autonomy, to address graft in the public health sector.

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Daniel R. Alonso, Benjamin N. Gedan

Ali Jadbabaie

Ali Jadbabaie is the JR East professor of engineering and the associate director of the Institute for Data, Systems, and Society at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology.

Stories by Ali Jadbabaie

A member of the Syrian pro-government forces carries an Islamic State flag as he stands on a street in Palmyra on March 27, 2016.

Baghdadi’s Martyrdom Bump

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Santiago Segarra, Ali Jadbabaie, Richard Nielsen

October 29, 2019, 1:53 PM

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Baghdadi’s Martyrdom Bump

Will Lebanon Rise From the Ashes?

Lebanese Government Resigns Under Mounting Pressure

Lebanon Needs Transformation, Not Another Corrupt Unity Government

How to Tackle Coronavirus Corruption

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