Lebanon Cannot Be Bombed Into Sovereignty
A sovereign Lebanon and a demilitarised Hezbollah cannot happen without a credible political transition.
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Disarm for Dollars: Trump’s ‘Cash-for-Peace’ Deal May Leave Ordinary Lebanese out in the Street
US ties aid for Lebanon to a demilitarized Hezbollah and detente with Israel, kicking financial reforms to the curb.
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Distorted State: How Hezbollah Survived, And What It Means For Lebanon
Thought to be shattered, Hezbollah’s return to the battlefield is challenging assumptions about the war, and reshaping Lebanon’s balance of power.
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Holding the Line: Syria’s Calculated Posture on the Lebanese Border
Why Damascus is containing spillover without stepping into the war.
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Last Card is Rarely Lucky: Lebanon’s Next War of Survival
Hezbollah has dragged Lebanon into a war it cannot control—leaving the state to rebuild leverage from weakness.
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Doctor’s Orders: Keep Smoking to Fund the State
How Lebanon’s treasury got hooked on tobacco profits at the public’s expense.
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Mission Control: Damascus’ Home Front Strategy in Joining the Anti-ISIS Coalition
Syrian President Ahmed Al-Sharaa attempts to toe the line between international interference and domestic fragility.
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Sovereignty vs Subordination: Lebanon’s Fraught Affair with US Military Aid
As the Lebanese state seeks a monopoly on arms, it risks trading one master for another
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The Militia and The Mafia: Breaking Lebanon’s Ruling Binary
The 2026 elections are the next crucial step in challenging the country’s long reign of violence and corruption
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Flagrant Firepower: Israel’s Undermining of the Rules-Based Order
How Israeli attacks on Lebanon, Syria, and Iran distort the legal principle of self-defense and risk a more violent world.
