After years of political stalemate, Lebanon has finally a new President and a functioning government. The policy issues the new leadership is currently tasked with are immense: reforming a political system weakened by endemic corruption and sectarian tensions, relaunching cooperation with international partners, and bringing about a swift recovery of the country’s battered economy. Both the President and the new government look determined to restore the state’s monopoly on weapons, perhaps Lebanon’s most contentious issue at the domestic level. This session explores these challenges to reflect on the way forward for Lebanon, at both the domestic and international levels. How to chart a sustainable path towards economic recovery and reconstruction? What strategies is the new government implementing to restore the state’s monopoly on weapons? And what role can international actors and multilateral institutions play in supporting Lebanon at this stage?