Executive Magazine

01/06/2026

In 2021, large language models developer Anthropic hired Amanda Askell as an in-house philosopher and ethicist tasked with training AI to “be good.” But what happens when AI developers choose profit over ethics? And have we gone too far in the wrong direction to course-correct? El Hachem, an AI developer herself, writes about the need for guardrails in AI, and the consequences of reckless AI application.

26/05/2026

In 2021, large language models developer Anthropic hired Amanda Askell as an in-house philosopher and ethicist tasked with training AI to “be good.” But what happens when AI developers choose profit over ethics? And have we gone too far in the wrong direction to course-correct? El Hachem, an AI developer herself, writes about the need for guardrails in AI, and the consequences of reckless AI application.

There is a woman at Anthropic whose job title, in plain English, is something close to the keeper of Claude's conscience. Amanda Askell, a philosopher with a doctorate in ethics from NYU, leads what the company calls its personality alignment team. Reknowned cultural magazine The New Yorker describe...

26/05/2026

Wars, pipelines, and power plays: the Middle East is being remapped with alliances increasingly becoming more interest-based than identity-based. But amid all the big-power maneuvering, where does a small country like Lebanon actually stand? https://bit.ly/4dG7ovo

11/05/2026

Dr. Haya Hejazi, a gynecologist in Gaza, interviews medical personnel throughout the Gaza Strip and writes about the fatigue, ingenuity, strain and dedication of a healthcare sector operating under genocide. https://bit.ly/4vO6Njj
This analysis was written as part of a Special Report on the repercussions of war across six polities from October 7th, 2023-December 2025.

11/05/2026

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.

11/05/2026

The Lebanese economy enters 2026 greatly fatigued but not without channels for growth and rehabilitation. Read how financial self-destruction and war-driven damage have converged to redraw the country’s economic map, and why recovery now hinges on rebuilding strategic sectors—from infrastructure and agriculture to tech, manufacturing, and tourism—under radically different rules. https://bit.ly/4vOKkmm

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

08/05/2026

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.

08/05/2026

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

04/05/2026

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.



The livestream will include a Q&A session answering questions pre-submitted by audience members via the registration form.



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