Report Launch Event

7 July, 2026

Karam Shaar Advisory and Konrad-Adenauer-Stiftung Lebanon Office

 

State-Building by Decree

 

Date and Time:

Tuesday, July 7, 2026.

 

Organized by:

Karam Shaar Advisory and Konrad-Adenauer-Stiftung Lebanon Office.

The event will launch the report State-Building by Decree: Syria’s Post-Conflict Economic Governance and the Risk of Relapse, authored by Mouayad Albonni.

The report examines how Syria’s post-Assad economic governance is being shaped through centralized decrees, opaque institutions, and limited public oversight.

 

Key topics addressed include:

The legislative vacuum.

Institutional capture.

Local exclusion.

Transparency and access to information.

The role of inclusive economic governance in supporting sustainable recovery, trust-building, and long-term stability.