Content tagged with “Government”
With so much of the 2012 election being about the proper role of government, we wanted to kick-off this “Election 2012” series with the following video of Houston Mayor Annise Parker. At the 2012...
Tags: Election 2012, Government The toppling of the Lebanese government last year and its overtake by Hezbollah and its allies has not brought any major change or improvement of government efficiency. Almost a year later, the...
Tags: Government, budget, deadlock The Role of Government in the EconomyCongressional staffers, together with members of the public, participated in the 2011 Senate Socrates seminar on October 28-30 at the Aspen Institute's...
Tags: Government, economy, regulation A heated debate on Lebanon's power sector revealed huge cracks in the new cabinet, raising questions about its stability in the face of upcoming political challenges.
The 30-member cabinet is rather...
Tags: Government, Lebanon, Iran, Hezbollah A week after its announcement, the cabinet has not yet finalized the ministerial statement, upon which Parliament gives or denies it its vote of confidence. While the new government coalition agrees...
Tags: Government, Lebanon, Special Tribunal, Sectarianism Five months of political void in Lebanon ended with the appointment of thirty new ministers led by Prime Minister Najib Mikati. In a return to the pre-Cedar Revolution era, the new line-up is...
Tags: Government, Lebanon, Foreign Aid, Hezbollah, Congress, Syria With the summer season around the corner, concern is growing in Lebanon about the effects of the delay in government formation on the economy. Prime Minister Designate Najib Mikati has been...
Tags: Government, Lebanon, economy The Future of Work examines the challenges to conventional notions of work and organization brought on by new digital technologies and trends. As the velocity of change increases, institutions and...
Tags: Business, Communications Policy, Science and Technology, Communications, International, Government, Communications and Society Program, Global Economy While the world's eyes are turned to Egypt, many in Lebanon are reminded of their 2005 revolt against foreign hegemony. Today, as they the Lebanese prepare for the sixth anniversary of the...
Tags: Middle East, Government, Lebanon, Hezbollah The recent uprising in Egypt has split the Lebanese into sympathizers and critics of the current Egyptian regime. While some are backing the protesters, others have been more conservative in their...
Tags: Middle East, Government, Lebanon, Iran, Hezbollah, Egypt 
