Israel Is Hurting Hezbollah. But It Can’t Rely on Lebanon to Finish the Job
The Iranian-backed group has deep popular roots, and its degradation or elimination will have to rest equally on military defeat coupled with political and social pressure
Saad Hariri
Lebanon’s leadership vacuum threatens to prolong Israel-Hezbollah war
Hezbollah, although it only has a handful of seats in parliament, has deep control over Lebanon. Part of this is that they stockpiled so many weapons that it is stronger than the state of Lebanon.
Op-eds
Eyeless in Gaza
How the U.S. blinded Israeli intelligence gathering efforts on Hamas and other Palestinian groups inside Lebanon
Op-eds
The Name of the Lebanese Play? The Aristocrats!
The country’s recent election was a masterpiece of counterfactual Kabuki theater—and there wasn’t a dry Western eye in the house
Op-eds
Helping Iran fail in Iraq
Hours after the failed Nov. 7 assassination attempt on Iraqi Prime Minister Mustafa al Kadhimi, pro-Iran militias in Iraq claimed responsibility but denied that Tehran had ordered the attack. Not only...
Op-eds
Lebanon’s New Hezbollah Government
After a year of political bickering among Lebanon’s sectarian chieftains, Hezbollah determined that the time had come for a new government to arise. By now, it should be clear to all observers that...
Op-eds
Hariri’s Departure Exposes Contradictions of U.S. Policy Toward Lebanon
After nine months of negotiations against the backdrop of a financial meltdown, Saad Hariri has failed to form a new government in Lebanon and has stepped down as prime minister-designate. Hariri’s exit...
Policy Briefs
Does The US Need A Lebanon Policy?
The season of offering advice to the next administration is upon us once more. When it comes to American policy toward Lebanon, the purveyors of advice are faced with two key questions. The first question...
Op-eds
Lebanon’s government resigned after the Beirut port blast. Here’s what needs to happen now.
International aid must be contingent on the county's adopting a new system of government in which seats and positions aren't apportioned to religious factions.
Op-eds
Syrian Currency Crisis Batters Assad Regime
The value of the Syrian pound (SYP) hit an all-time low last week, falling 25 percent in a matter of days before recovering slightly. The worsening currency crisis demonstrates the extent of the Bashar...
Policy Briefs
Lebanon is a basket case run by a terror group: don’t fund it
After two weeks of popular protests in Lebanon against the country’s corrupt political class, Lebanese prime minister Saad Hariri has handed his resignation. While some see this development as a victory...
Op-eds
Some ‘Modernizer’
Is Saudi Arabia’s crown prince joining a long line of absolutist rulers in the Middle East?
Op-eds
Hezbollah and its Allies Win more than Half the Seats in Lebanon’s Parliament
Hezbollah leader Hassan Nasrallah declared a “great political and moral victory for the resistance”...
Press Releases
Lebanese PM Sa’ad Hariri Cancels His Deal With the Devil, Leaving Lebanon in the Hands of Iran
On Saturday, Lebanese prime minister Saad Hariri announced his resignation in a televised speech from Saudi Arabia. In the speech, Hariri cited Iran’s control of Le...
Op-eds
AP: Lebanese Government “Based on a Partnership” With Hezbollah
Hezbollah’s recent defeat of Sunni jihadist near the Lebanon-Syria border and subsequent prisoner exchange underscores the degree to which Hezbollah and Lebanon are indivisible, t...
Op-eds
The Lebanese Prime Minister Came to the U.S. to Do PR for Hizballah
On July 25, Saad Hariri met with Donald Trump at the White House, and the two gave a joint press conference. Tony Badran argues that the trip to Washington was geared toward providing political c...
Op-eds
Lebanese PM Saad Hariri Joins With Hezbollah to Con Donald Trump
The day after Lebanese Prime Minister Saad Hariri met ...
Op-eds
Averting a Third Lebanon War
Co-written by Rep. Mike Gallagher. In a rare moment of disagreement between Benjamin Netanyahu and Donald Trump, Israel’s prime minister last month rejected a U.S.-Russia...
Op-eds
Lebanon Is Another Name for Hezbollah
During his joint press conference with Lebanon’s Prime Minister Saad Hariri on Tuesday,...
Op-eds
Distinction between Hezbollah and the “Lebanese State” now Meaningless
At the conclusion of President Trump’s recent visit to Saudi Arabia, the U.S. and the Saudis issued a...