Samir Geagea

January 15, 2025 | Hussain Abdul-Hussain |

Good news and bad news from Lebanon as Nawaf Salam elected premier

Israel-bashing president of the International Court of Justice hardly seems the one to bring peace with neighbor

January 4, 2025 | Hussain Abdul-Hussain |

Lebanon is not serious about disarming Hezbollah

Topping the list of reasons for lack of Lebanese interest, all presidential hopefuls need Hezbollah votes

October 22, 2024 | David Daoud, Ahmad Sharawi

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

October 1, 2024 | Seth J. Frantzman |

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.

May 2, 2024 | Seth J. Frantzman |

Lebanese political leader sounds the alarm on Hezbollah

Lebanon may be tired of the excesses of Hezbollah and how it is dragging the country into conflict.

May 1, 2024 | |

Hezbollah Targets Israeli Forces on Northern Border

The Iranian-backed terrorist group Hezbollah carried out several attacks on northern Israel on April 30 and May 1. Hezbollah claimed it targeted an Israeli military barracks at Biranit,...

May 25, 2022 | Tony Badran |

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

October 15, 2021 | Joe Truzman |

Three members of Hezbollah Killed in Beirut Clashes

Three members of Hezbollah were killed Thursday after heavy clashes in the Tayouneh neighborhood of Beirut. The violence was prompted by Hezbollah-led protests calling for the removal of Judge Tarek Bitar...

May 14, 2018 | Romany Shaker |

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”...

January 12, 2017 | David Daoud |

Hezbollah’s Latest Conquest: Lebanon’s Cabinet

In late December, Lebanon’s parliament swore in a new cabinet dominated by Hezbollah and its partners in the pro-Syrian March 8 Alliance. For the Shiite group, this was a political victory...

November 14, 2016 | David Daoud |

Hezbollah Has Effectively Won the Lebanese Presidency

Iranian Foreign Minister Mohammad Zarif arrived in Beirut on Tuesday to congratulate ...

May 15, 2012 | |

A Talk with Samir Geagea, Head of the Lebanese Forces

Maarab, Lebanon Samir Geagea is reluctant to speak much of the attem...

January 27, 2011 | NOW Lebanon |

Mikati’s Probationary Period

The reactions from Washington, Paris and Riyadh following Najib Mikati’s designation as prime minister suggest that we are now in a watchful, wait-and-see period. Everyone is keeping a clos...

January 13, 2011 | NOW Lebanon |

We Saw It Coming

The resignation of Hezbollah and its allies from the Lebanese government was, in many ways, foreseeable. Hezbollah and Prime Minister Saad Hariri's respective positions on the Special Tribun...

July 8, 2008 | Tony Badran The Middle East Review of International Affairs

Lebanon’s Militia Wars

Lebanon's civil war was a complex, multisided battle whose implications still shape the country's politics today. This article analyzes the forces involved domestically and the course o...