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Anthony Chamoun

Researcher/Writer
Anthony Chamoun

Researcher/Writer

Focusing on Political Science and International Affairs.

- Inside Roumieh’s general amnesty protest
  
  Behind Roumieh’s walls, a growing crisis is unfolding as hundreds of prisoners refuse food and medication in protest over Lebanon’s suspended general amnesty law.
  
  September 22, 2026
- The unfinished battle for Lebanon’s judicial independence
  
  Why was Lebanon’s judicial independence law annulled, and what must future reforms address to create a truly independent judiciary?
  
  September 19, 2026
- What Lee Kuan Yew’s warning reveals about Lebanon’s democracy
  
  On the International Day of Democracy, Lee Kuan Yew’s warning reveals how Lebanon’s shrinking middle class and lack of consensus on fundamental state principles undermine the foundations of democratic resilience.
  
  September 15, 2026
- The battle behind the Constitutional Council’s LU ruling
  
  MP Antoine Habchi tells The Beiruter how the Constitutional Council’s ruling reshapes Lebanese University’s leadership, governance, and reform prospects.
  
  September 11, 2026
- Greater Lebanon and the search for a new system
  
  Historian Dr. Imad Mrad examines Greater Lebanon’s legacy, arguing that preserving the state requires political reform through expanded decentralization and citizenship.
  
  September 01, 2026
- The return of affordable housing loans
  
  The Housing Bank has resumed housing lending, offering renewed opportunities for affordable homeownership through a sustainable and long-term financing strategy.
  
  August 20, 2026
- The controversy surrounding Lebanon’s new media law
  
  Lebanon’s new Media Law modernizes media regulation but has sparked sharp debate over press freedoms, judicial safeguards, and implementation challenges.
  
  August 12, 2026
- Lebanese University’s long-delayed appointments
  
  Dr. Jamil Habib explains to The Beiruter the long-awaited file of granting full-time appointments to contract professors at the Lebanese University (LU), delving into its implications and the need to being resolved.
  
  August 06, 2026
- The Lebanese national anthem as a living charter of citizenship
  
  Nearly a century following its adoption on 12 July 1927, Dr. Antoine Messarra reflects on Lebanon’s national anthem, urging citizens to transform its enduring values of unity, responsibility, and citizenship into practice.
  
  July 11, 2026
- More than just a game: The politics of sport
  
  Sport has never been just a game, but rather a powerful force shaping, and being shaped by, international and domestic politics.
  
  July 03, 2026
- Can Lebanon and Syria truly reconcile?
  
  Can Lebanon and Syria overcome decades of conflict through the convergence of both interstate and intrastate reconciliation?
  
  June 22, 2026
- Can pilot zones succeed where ceasefires failed?
  
  U.S.-brokered Lebanon-Israel “pilot zones” test phased ceasefire, aiming to restore state control, reduce hostilities, and enable broader political settlement framework.
  
  June 04, 2026
- The fall of Byzantium: A timeless warning for Lebanese Christians
  
  The fall of the Byzantine Empire stands as a stark warning of how internal division and external abandonment can endanger Lebanon’s Christian community and its long-term future.
  
  May 29, 2026
- The Lebanese Constitution: A century of endurance and crisis
  
  Lebanon’s Constitution marks 100 years of endurance amid deliberate implementation, recurring crises, institutional fragility, and ongoing struggles over statehood and reform.
  
  May 22, 2026
- The legacy of Nahr al-Bared: The border within
  
  Nearly 2 decades after the Battle of Nahr al-Bared, Lebanon remains trapped between fragile sovereignty, non-state armed factions, and unresolved refugee camp tensions.
  
  May 20, 2026
- The shadow of 7 May: Could history repeat itself?
  
  Rising tensions, hostile rhetoric, and regional pressures have revived fears of a renewed 7 May scenario and possible internal escalation in Lebanon.
  
  May 07, 2026
- Why Lebanon needs a Sadat moment
  
  Reassessing Anwar Sadat’s strategy reveals diplomacy, pragmatism, and U.S. mediation as tools to achieve political ends, offering analytical parallels for Lebanon’s contemporary security, negotiations, and strategic realignment challenges.
  
  April 22, 2026
- Lebanon’s diplomatic moment with Israel
  
  To what extent can the current Lebanon-Israel talks move from ceasefire toward potential future arrangements, including possible discussions of peace or normalization, within Lebanon’s legal and political constraints, amid sovereignty considerations, internal division, and shifting regional dynamics?
  
  April 14, 2026
- In honor of the fallen victims
  
  Amid the aftermath of Israel’s “Operation Eternal Darkness,” testimonies, official figures, and Amnesty International’s findings were gathered to highlight Lebanon’s civilian toll, urgent humanitarian crisis, and calls for accountability, protection, and adherence to international law.
  
  April 09, 2026
- Litani River: A century of geopolitical significance
  
  The Litani River holds century-long geopolitical significance, shaping Lebanon’s agriculture, hydroelectric power, security, and territorial integrity, while repeatedly serving as a strategic focal point in Israeli-Lebanese conflicts.
  
  March 18, 2026
- 2 decades after 14 March: Can Lebanon unite again?
  
  20 years after the Cedar Revolution, 14 March 2005 remains a defining moment when over a million Lebanese united across sects to demand sovereignty, independence, and an end to Syrian occupation.
  
  March 13, 2026
- Israel’s renewed military push into Lebanon: Echoes of 1980s?
  
  Israel’s decision to seize new “strategic positions” inside southern Lebanon and establish a buffer zone has intensified tensions along the border, raising concerns about a potential long-term Israeli military presence and renewed regional escalation.
  
  March 05, 2026
- Echoes of violence: Lebanon’s post 2005 political assassinations
  
  Since 2005, political assassinations in Lebanon have reshaped power, weakened institutions, and entrenched a culture of impunity amid deeper struggles over sovereignty and accountability.
  
  February 13, 2026
- The Kurdish question in Syria
  
  How Kurdish autonomy in Syria, once led by the Syrian Democratic Forces, is being reshaped after the fall of Bashar al-Assad.
  
  February 10, 2026
- Independence revisited: How Lebanon’s past rhymes with its present
  
  Lebanon’s 1943 independence arose from unified resolve and global pressure, unlike today’s fragmented politics and weakened sovereignty
  
  November 22, 2025
- Vote Beyond Borders
  
  A recent MEIRSS seminar brought renewed attention to the political tensions, legal questions, and competing interests shaping the ongoing debate over expatriate participation in Lebanon’s 2026 elections.
  
  November 15, 2025
- Pope Leo XIV: A mission of hope and peace in a turbulent Lebanon
  
  In an exclusive interview for The Beiruter, the Bishop of the Maronite Eparchy of Jbeil, his Excellency Monseigneur Michel Aoun, asserted that “the visit has been confirmed and will proceed as scheduled. There will be no postponement!”
  
  November 06, 2025