Lebanon
Another Round of High-Intensity Combat at Some Stage Remains a Probability
It Is Clear That Israel’s Deep Intelligence Penetration of Hezbollah Persists
Israel Has Given Beirut an Ultimatum That It Will Carry Out a Broad Operation If the Lebanese Armed Forces Do Not Step up Their Efforts
The Various Components of the Iran-Led Axis of Resistance, and the Tehran Regime Itself, Remain Stronger than Their Domestic Opponents
Maintaining Its Arms Will Enable Hamas to Prevent Israel from Achieving the Aim of Keeping Hamas Away from Governance
Lebanon’s Plan to Demilitarize Hezbollah by Year-End Could Falter, Risking Renewed Tensions with Israel and Economic Crisis
UNHCR Is Among the U.N.’s Most Irreplaceable and Cost-Effective Programs
To Root Disarmament in Precedent Undercuts the Efficacy of Hezbollah’s Legal Resistance, Both Inside Lebanon and on the World Stage
Hezbollah Isn’t Done. Despite Leadership Losses, Its Financing Remains Resilient
The Lebanese Government Appears to Want to Commence a Negotiating Process with Hezbollah, Seeking to Convince It to Give up Its Arms Voluntarily
A Tour of Iraq and Lebanon by Iran’s National Security Chief Ended in Humiliation and Exposed the Regime’s Waning Influence
The Twelver Shia in Syria Find Themselves in a Precarious Position Since the Fall of the Assad Regime
For Victory Against Iran and Hezbollah, the U.S., Moderate Arab Bloc, and Israel Must Support the Lebanese Government’s Disarmament Schedule
A Concerted Policy Is Needed in Order to Ensure That Hezbollah Doesn’t Rise from the Ashes
How Western Intellectuals Construct Deadly Fantasies
Weakness Does Not Compel Loyalty in the Middle East, and Both Hezbollah and Iran Are Weak
Aoun Should Ensure Lebanon’s New Rep. to Washington Has Impeccable Ethics and a Track-Record of Opposing Hezbollah When It Isn’t Convenient to Do So
The Key to Aoun’s Success Will Be to Assemble His Team Quickly and Push Ahead Before Reactionary Forces Organize Their Resistance
Insider Testimony on Defections, Foreign Influence, the Fall of Aleppo, and the Regime’s Collapse
A native Syrian Shi‘i and former soldier reflects on his time in the Iranian-backed militia al-Ghalibun and the Syrian army, exposing corruption, disillusionment, and shifting sectarian dynamics in the wake of Assad’s downfall.