After the Ceasefire: What Reconstruction Reveals About Gaza's Future
Rebuilding is never only about concrete. It is about who decides, who funds, and who governs.
When the shelling stops, a different contest begins — over reconstruction. It is slower, quieter, and in many ways more consequential for how the next decade unfolds.
The central questions are not primarily technical. They are about authority: who approves projects, who controls the flow of materials, and who is accountable for outcomes.
By following the money and the mandates, this analysis sketches the likely fault lines of the recovery — and why reconstruction is itself a form of governance.
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Fulcrum Report
Independent Middle East analyst holding a PhD in Political Science. Fulcrum Report offers rigorous, framework-driven coverage of politics and geopolitics across the Levant and the wider region — analysis without agenda.
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