Qifa Nabki
Qifa Nabki
Popular Vote, Redux
The latest issue of Mideast Monitor is out, and I’ve got an article in it called “Deconstructing the Popular Vote in Lebanon’s Elections,” a more polished version of a post that originally appeared on this blog last month. I highly urge you to read the other articles in the issue, as they are all excellent. … Continue reading
A Job Well Done
I have to concur with Rob, over at the Shack, that the latest issue of The Review is very, very good. But this should come as no surprise to those of us who know the man behind the magic at the region’s most engaging journal of ideas and criticism. Jonathan Shainin, a superb young editor … Continue reading
Walid Goes a-Courtin’
Twitter and the blogosphere are buzzing with news of Walid Jumblatt’s latest about-face, in which he announced at a PSP gathering that his alliance with March 14 “was driven by necessity and must not continue.” Jumblatt further stressed the need “to rethink a new formation that would provide a way out of bias and prevent … Continue reading
The Lebanon of Western Europe
There’s another great post on the excellent blog Strange Maps focusing on this fascinating “cartogram of regional political mentalities in Switzerland.” Here’s how to read it: A cartogram being a map morphed by non-geographic data, there is very little left of Switzerland’s familiar shape to recognise here. The confederation’s centuries-old cartographic persona is transformed by … Continue reading
Lebanon’s ISF Dubbed ‘Beirut Yard’ By Interpol
BEIRUT, Lebanon — Following a string of breakthroughs in high-profile cases, including busted Israeli spy rings, multi-million dollar drug heists, and uncovered terrorist networks, the Lebanese Internal Security Forces (ISF) have attracted the attention of several Western intelligence agencies and police networks, including Interpol, the FBI, and MI5. “The cracked-case rate for the ISF this … Continue reading
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