Elissa is a human rights and governance specialist working at the intersection of conflict, reconstruction, and political systems in Lebanon. With over a decade of experience, she is currently pursuing a PhD in International Relations and History exploring how narratives of power and threat shape post-conflict states.
Rebuilding Without Sovereignty: Why International Aid Has Not Consolidated the Lebanese State in Lebanon
Reconstruction in Lebanon has repeatedly redistributed authority rather than rebuilt the state, as aid is absorbed into sectarian networks or delivered through parallel external systems. As a result, it strengthens…
Negotiated Power: How Lebanon’s Political System Sustains Crisis
What if Lebanon’s fragile political order wasn’t a failure of the system, but the result of how it was built to operate? Lebanon’s power isn’t consolidated within institutions, but is…