Hezbollah

International Peacekeeping Cannot Indefinitely Substitute for Sovereign Defense, and Managing Its Departure Requires an Independent Doctrine
Jerusalem and Washington Must Start Treating Corozal as a Critical Logistical Node Rather than a Venue for Symbolic Grievance
Authorities Must Establish Ownership, Settle Competing Claims, and Decide What to Do with Assets
Three Years After the Start of This War, the Middle East Is a Dysfunctional Region That Is Further from a Stable and Peaceful Future than It Has Been for Generations
A Few Months After the Last Withdrawal, the Second Intifada Began, Leading to the Death and Injury of Thousands of People
The Trial of a Hezbollah Suspect in Panama Could Shed New Light on Iranian-Backed Networks Operating Across the Western Hemisphere
The Houthis Utilize Areas Controlled by Kata’ib Hezbollah and Other Militias for Logistical Routes and Launch Zones
Margarita Island Is the Keystone in Iran’s Western Hemispheric Geopolitical Structure
By Exploiting Local Corruption, State Facilitators and Hezbollah Operatives Convert Regional Lawlessness Into Strategic Infrastructure
The Tri-Border Area Joining Brazil, Paraguay, and Argentina—Home to 30,000 Lebanese Expatriates—Channels at Least $200 Million Annually to Hezbollah
The Greatest Obstacle to a Durable Lebanon/Israel Peace Is the Unresolved Question of Sovereign Authority
Hezbollah Is Still Smuggling Thousands of Rockets and Drones Into Lebanon from Syria and from Iran Through Iraq
Even the Suggestion of Another Syrian Military Presence in Lebanon Could Inflame Political and Sectarian Tensions
Governments Generally Engage Militants When Military Action Alone Cannot Resolve Prolonged Conflicts
With the IDF Dug in at Beaufort, Its Next Challenge Is Preventing Hezbollah from Returning to the Guerrilla Tactics That Once Drove Israel from Southern Lebanon
In Lebanon, Syria, and Gaza, the Jewish State Addresses the Islamist Threat from Alliances Led by Iran and Turkey
Berri’s Death Could Mean the End of the Amal Movement, or at Least Its Relevance in Lebanese Politics
In Nubl and al-Zahara’, Private Mourning Continues While Public Religious Displays Remain Curtailed and Sectarian Reconciliation Remains Distant