by ATFL | Jul 1, 2024 | Policy Paper
As tensions between Israel and Hezbollah escalate, the specter of a full-scale war, with the potential to draw in the United States and Iran, demands the US’s immediate attention. The Biden-Harris Administration has tasked, in response, White House Senior Advisor Amos...
by ATFL | Nov 14, 2023 | Policy Paper
ATFL convened a group of education leaders from public and private schools as well as experts from leading international organizations to discuss ongoing challenges and potential solutions. This policy paper reflects a group consensus on current challenges and steps...
by ATFL | Dec 1, 2022 | Policy Paper
Lebanon is on a tragic trajectory, never before seen in its history. The next few months, with or without needed reforms, will shape its path for years to come. Lebanon’s failings can be attributed to endemic corruption by the political class and the “state within a...
by ATFL | Feb 5, 2022 | Policy Paper
This joint ATFL-Middle East Institute policy paper lays out key steps the United States can take to help Lebanon stop its slide toward full and irreversible failure and pave the way for reform and recovery. Helping the Lebanese People Move Toward...
by ATFL | Jul 14, 2020 | Policy Paper
This joint ATFL-Middle East Institute policy paper sets forth reasons why it is in the US interest, partnering with its international allies, to strongly encourage Lebanon to reform, rebuild, and prosper as an independent, stable, and functioning country....
by ATFL | Mar 24, 2019 | Policy Paper
Lebanon is moving rapidly toward total state failure. A full collapse would take weeks to unfold but decades to repair. It would likely lead to a resurgence of ISIS and al-Qaeda, a stream of Lebanese and Syrian refugees headed to Europe, and a further expansion of...