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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A Play for Time: The Theatre of Lebanon-Israel Negotiations
In talks scripted by Washington, Lebanon tries to improv its way to sovereignty.
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Capable or Credible: Building Lebanon’s Leverage in Negotiations with Israel
Many claim the Lebanese government has no hand to play in negotiations, but leverage is more than a question of hard power.
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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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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.
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Lebanon at a Crossroads: How Resolution 1701 and a New Deterrence Could Prevent a Long War
For a ceasefire to happen, Hezbollah, the US and Israel need to return to Resolution 1701.
