The leader of Kataeb, Samy Gemayel, and the former leader of the Progressive Socialist Party, Walid Joumblatt, at the Maison du Futur, on May 14, 2025. (Credit: Jeanine Jalkh)
Maison du Futur and the Konrad Adenauer Stiftung Institute organized a conference on Wednesday, May 14 titled "How to overcome divisions: a conference on the future of Lebanon" in Bikfaya, 35 years after the end of the civil war (1975-1990), and as Lebanon is once again going through a period of political reconfiguration. Many Lebanese and foreign speakers – including political scientist Joseph Maila; Jean-Paul Chagnollaud, director of the Institute for Mediterranean/Middle East Research and Studies (iReMMO); Ali Hamdan, advisor to Parliamentary Speaker Nabih Berri; and Justice Minister Adel Nassar – were invited to discuss the ongoing internal and geopolitical factors that have undermined the Lebanese state for decades, and especially the initiatives to break out of this dynamic. The highlight of the day, the highly...
Maison du Futur and the Konrad Adenauer Stiftung Institute organized a conference on Wednesday, May 14 titled "How to overcome divisions: a conference on the future of Lebanon" in Bikfaya, 35 years after the end of the civil war (1975-1990), and as Lebanon is once again going through a period of political reconfiguration. Many Lebanese and foreign speakers – including political scientist Joseph Maila; Jean-Paul Chagnollaud, director of the Institute for Mediterranean/Middle East Research and Studies (iReMMO); Ali Hamdan, advisor to Parliamentary Speaker Nabih Berri; and Justice Minister Adel Nassar – were invited to discuss the ongoing internal and geopolitical factors that have undermined the Lebanese state for decades, and especially the initiatives to break out of this dynamic. The highlight of the day, the highly...
