Signed, Not Settled: Why Lebanon’s Deal with Israel Won’t Hold
An unrealistic and constitutionally suspect deal paves the way for the next war.
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Shelf Control: It’s Time for Lebanon to Make Prices Reasonable
War raises prices, traders raise them further, and Lebanon has the tools to stop it.
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Losing Our Minds: The Making of Lebanon’s Mental Health Catastrophe
How cascading crises and state negligence are fraying the national psyche.
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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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Small Carrot, Long Stick: Lebanese Government’s Foreign Backers Demand Compliance Without Protection
Aligning with the West and Gulf has brought Lebanon no reprieve from Israel’s onslaught.
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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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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.
