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From: A.D. Dirkzwager
Subject: From Amsterdam with love
Date: 10 th May 2022
To: Faysal M Khalil
Today I have sent the booklet "Falling Waters" your address in Lebanon. Let me know when it has arrived.
Much water must flow through the Nile.before all weaknesses of the State Lebanon are strengthened. For your consideration a few limited thoughts to put Humpty Dumpty together again.
Much love to you and May from both of us, Vera and Adriaan
P.S. Yes, You are locked in Vera's memory.
Re Weaknesses C, D, & E
I commend you to read (the 10th May) article, in the NYT about Elvira Nabiullina, President of the Russian Central Bank, which I sealed in the envelop.
Re weakness H:
A High profile International conference should be convened to discuss the political requirements to change Lebanon into the Switzerland of the Middle East as objective.
Theses:
-The stability of a nation is determined by a thriving middle class.
-The stability of a nation is determined by good governance
-It is important for the stability of a State that the State is the only entity that has a controlled monopoly on violence.
-The stability of the nation is determined by enlighten leadership.
-I am missing a financial chapter in the SWOT analysis.
-To repair the weaknesses, a multi-year plan will have to be drawn up with a convincing financial substantiation.
Mustafa Kemal Pasha until 1934, commonly referred to as Mustafa Kemal Atatürk1(1881 - 10 November 1938) was a Turkish field marshal, revolutionary statesman, author, and the founding father of the Republic of Turkey, serving as its first
President from 1923 until his death in 1938. (He was elected president four times.) He undertook sweeping progressive ref secular, industrializing nation. Ideologically a secularist and nationalist, his policies and theories became known as Kemalism. Due to accomplishments, Atatürk is regarded as one of the most important political leaders of the 20th century.
As for Lebanon's SWOT analysis, I will offer you my brief analysis:
Strength:
1. The people, entrepreneurial, well educated, resilient.
2. The country has a god climate, (culture/tourisme
3. Excellent educational. Systems
4. Excellent health systems) Freedom of speech.
5. A multi-religious democracy.
Weakness:
1. A corrupt governance.
2. Lack of accountability.
3. Failing econom and
4. High inflation.
5. Banking system under serious threat.
6. Judiciary compromised, (no prospect of foreign investment. ADD)
7. Our geography has placed us within a very bad neighbourhood.
8. Non state actors (Hezbollah) has hijacked the country, etc....
9. Negative outcome of coming election to agree and implement reformes. (this is a consequence; not a weakness. ADD)
Opportunity
-Our parliamentarian elections are taking place on May 15 which
hopefully will usher in new and honest members. If the new
Cabinet can implement the required reforms, fresh funds will flow
in from the IMF and other European countries to support the badly needed infra-strtunity, but only as a consequence. ADD)
-Lebanon to exploit its gas-reserves. (what about solar enegy?
ADD)
-Others? Agriculture/ tourisme What else?
Threat
Our parliamentarian elections are taking place on May 15 which
hopefully will usher in new and honest members. If the new
Cabinet can implement the required reforms, fresh funds will flow
in from the IMF and other European countries to support the badly
needed infra-structure and other vital projects. (this cannot be
listed as an oppryunity, but only as a consequence. ADD)
Lebanon to exploit its gas-reserves. (what about solar enegy?
ADD)
Others? Agriculture/ tourisme What else?
Threats
1. Iran through Hezbollah tightens its grip upon Lebanon.
2. ?
3. ?
