Beyond Disarmament: What Lebanon’s Army Really Needs
Without a new deterrence model, Lebanon and its donors won’t get an army that can disarm Hezbollah, preserve stability, and defend its borders
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Glass Decades: The Sunset of Gulf Exceptionalism
The Iran war has forced a reckoning for the GCC’s 35-year project to build security and splendor.
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No Peace Without Process: Changing Course on Hezbollah’s Arms
A pragmatic framework to unify national defense and security under Lebanese state control.
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Lebanon’s Housing Crisis: From Emergency Response to Sustainable Solutions
How homes for the displaced can lay the foundation for a more affordable, equitable, and resilient housing system.
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Beyond a Reasonable Doubt: Lebanon’s War Crimes Case Against Israel
Assessing the Israeli army’s violations of international humanitarian law.
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Unified Defense: Reforming the Lebanese Army Is the Only Way to Address Military Dualism
Calls to defund it will grow louder if the institutional bloat, accusations of graft and political infighting aren’t fixed.
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Lebanon’s Largest Employer, the Army, is Well-Respected but Needs Reform
Calls to defund it will grow louder if the institutional bloat, accusations of graft and political infighting aren’t fixed
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Briefing: Reform of the Lebanese Armed Forces
CONTEXT The United States is the Lebanese Armed Forces’ (LAF) largest international donor, contributing over US$3 billion in financial aid, as well as most of the army’s weaponry, since 2006. For Washington, such historic support for the LAF is strategically aimed at countering the influence of Hezbollah, a Lebanese political party and militia backed by […]
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Force For Funds: Saving Lebanon’s Army From Financial Collapse
Only a modern, neutral and sustainable LAF can survive the economic crisis
