 Gulnar Kajan
In early September 2025, Israel attacked Hamas’ negotiation team in a densely populated area of Doha, including civilian and diplomatic infrastructure. Chief negotiator Khalil Al-Hayya’s son was killed alongside his office director, 3 Palestinian bodyguards, and a Qatari security officer.
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 Sam Chaaban
Peace negotiations are usually headline events: the handshake, the camera flash, and the possibility of a brighter future. However, beneath these promises of reconciliation lies a harsher reality. Nearly 40%of peace agreements made since 1975 fail within five years. Behind these failures is a blind spot that policymakers and mediators can no longer afford to ignore: the enduring impact of trauma and the persistent exclusion of women from peace processes.  ضحى عيسى
.بعد مضيِّ عامٍ على ما أطلق عليه عدوّ لبنان "الهدنة"، لا يزال الجنوب يصارع في حربٍ غير معلنةٍ، ولا يد امتدّت له  Sara Azzi
Lebanon is one of the most politically saturated countries in the region, where public life is shaped by sectarian arrangements, geopolitical pressures, and the consequences of state collapse. Yet surveys show that a striking majority of young Lebanese have turned away from formal politics. A recent study finds that nearly 70% of Lebanese youth express little to no interest in politics, while 90% report dissatisfaction with Lebanon’s governance system. [1] For a generation that mobilized in the hundreds of thousands during the 2019 Thawra, this detachment demands explanation |
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