Beirut
The Friedrich Naumann Foundation Beirut Office is focused on Lebanon and its people. Regional and local turmoil makes the work of the foundation in this country challenging, forcing our office in Beirut to constantly adapt to new social and political changes. In Lebanon, our main objective is to support Lebanese start-ups, civil society organisations and liberal political parties while raising awareness about political education, female empowerment and durable development.
News
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Policy Brief 4: Classrooms Without Borders
Can education remain equitable during displacement? This brief shows how administrative reforms, not funding, can preserve access, prevent inequality, and keep Lebanon’s school system unified.
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Policy Brief 3: Coverage Without Cost
With no fiscal space, how can healthcare access expand? This brief demonstrates how regulation, incentives, and coordination can mobilize existing providers to serve displaced populations at no cost.
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Policy Brief 2: Regulating Prices Without Spending
Amid wartime inflation, what can the state do without subsidies? This brief outlines how regulation, transparency, and enforcement can stabilize prices and protect consumers without public spending.
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Policy Brief 1: Governing Displacement Without Money
How can the Lebanese state respond to displacement without funding? This brief shows how governance, coordination, and public assets can replace spending as the foundation of an effective response.
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The Price of Freedom
Gendered disinformation is not random hate. It is often intentional, coordinated, and aimed at pushing women out of public debate – harming women individually and damaging democracy as a whole.
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Innovation Meets Good Governance
How can entrepreneurship drive recovery in Lebanon? This research explores how innovation, good governance, and freedom can turn resilience into sustainable growth.
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Syria one year after Assad's fall
One year after Assad’s fall, Syria faces a fragile transition marked by early reforms, cautious economic reopening, and ongoing challenges to stability and governance.
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Coverage Without Cost 💊 Part of the Stability Under Fire series on Lebanon’s wartime economy 🇱🇧 As displacement reshapes access to healthcare across Lebanon 🚑, gaps are widening between those who can navigate the system and those who cannot ⚖️. Yet the constraint is not only financial 💸❌ This policy brief shows how the state can expand healthcare access without public spending 📊, by mobilizing private providers 🏥, aligning incentives 🤝, and improving coordination across the system 🔗 The issue is not only capacity, but how it is organized 🧩 Read the full publication and download here ⬇️📄 https://www.freiheit.org/lebanon/policy-brief-3-coverage-without-cost
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Part of the Stability Under Fire series on Lebanon’s wartime economy 🇱🇧 As prices surge 📈 and markets grow more volatile, the instinct is often to look for financial solutions 💸. But in Lebanon’s current context, the state’s most effective tools may not be fiscal. This policy brief shows how regulation, enforcement, and transparency ⚖️ can stabilize prices and protect consumers — even without public spending. From price visibility 👀 to stronger market oversight, governance remains a powerful lever. Because inflation is not only an economic issue — it’s a governance challenge. Read the full publication and download Here: https://www.freiheit.org/lebanon/policy-brief-2-regulating-prices-without-spending
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Happy Easter Sunday A season of renewal reminding us that freedom, hope, and peace go hand in hand. At this time, we especially wish for peace in Lebanon and across the region. Wishing you a meaningful Easter 🐣
