Executive Magazine

Among the 6 polities covered in this Special Report on the economic reverberations of war, Syria is a bit of an outlier. Its economic “before and after” story doesn’t begin with the Gaza war in 2023, but with the overthrow of the Assad regime at the end of 2024. How has Syria been reshaping itself since then, and how are ongoing security obstacles impacting economic growth and investor confidence? Read more on the economic outlook of Lebanon’s primary border neighbor. http://bit.ly/4e7q6Oh

This analysis was written as part of a Special Report on the repercussions of war across six polities from October 7th, 2023-December 2025.

With global military spending on the rise and multiple conflicts impacting the economies of both the region and the world, Thomas Schellen asks a simple question: Does war pay? Read more about who wins when war is, according to Pope Leo, “in vogue,” and why peace is still an economic good worth fighting for—though perhaps not with weapons. https://bit.ly/4eMl7CO

This analysis was written as part of a Special Report on the repercussions of war across six polities from October 7th, 2023-December 2025.

In our interview with Paul Salem, we asked about the real recovery needs for Lebanon, as well as the economic opportunity costs of failing to integrate as a region. Read Salem’s thoughts on the benefits and risks of the direct talks that began in Naqoura and the Abraham Accords, and what we can learn on these topics by looking at other Arab economies. https://bit.ly/4sVypR9

We're sitting down with the Honorable Melissa Parke, a former Australian Minister for International Development, former UN lawyer, and Executive Director of the International Campaign to Abolish Nuclear Weapons (ICAN). Melissa’s human rights work has taken her from Australia to Gaza, Beirut and Yemen; her commitment to abolishment of the most deadly and destructive weapons in human history is global.



Melissa Parke will answer urgent questions with profound implications for Lebanon, the region and the world regarding the role of international organizations and international law in a new regional order.



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As war reshapes lives, it also redraws balance sheets. This deep-dive traces how Israel’s economy absorbs shock through defense spending and tech resilience—while Palestine’s economy faces near-total collapse under siege, destruction, and blockade. An examination of how war produces growth for one economy and annihilation for another—by design, not coincidence. https://bit.ly/4e2EBmB
This analysis was written as part of a Special Report on the repercussions of war across six polities from October 7th, 2023-December 2025.

Egypt’s economy over the past two years has been shaped as much by regional shockwaves as by long-standing structural strains. Since the Gaza war, pressures on foreign currency, rising prices, and fragile investor confidence have collided with Egypt’s role as a regional anchor, testing its resilience while forcing difficult policy recalibrations. Our economic overview unpacks what’s shifted, what’s endured, and what the numbers reveal about Egypt’s path forward amid continued uncertainty.
https://bit.ly/4vNteFh

This analysis was written as part of a Special Report on the repercussions of war across six polities from October 7th, 2023-December 2025.