Lebanon
Will Lebanon Ever Find an Effective Leader?
Lebanon remains without an elected president while its people watch helplessly as their country risks further escalation with Israel and slides deeper into poverty. Average Lebanese citizens have little to...
Is Lebanon’s UN Resolution 1701 still applicable today?
The loss of Lebanese sovereignty has put ordinary Lebanese citizens in danger of war. Hezbollah and Israel’s duel on the border is vanquishing any hope for long-term stability in Lebanon,...
Risk Everything or Lose Face? Hezbollah’s Dilemma
In Lebanon, people are trying to go about their everyday lives despite a perpetual state of fear as the situation in the southern border region worsens. The fighting waged between...
France is Fueling the Flames of Conflict in the Middle East
Why is France supplying armored personnel carriers to the Lebanese Armed Forces (LAF)? After the announcement early this month, French Defense Minister Sebastien Lecornu said it was “vital” to strengthen...
Are Lebanese Banks Today’s BCCI?
Half a century ago, Pakistani financier Agha Hasan Abedi started the Bank of Commerce and Credit International (BCCI), building it into the seventh-largest private bank in the world. In just...
The Fallacy of Lebanese Sovereignty
One could be excused for assuming all states operate as true equals in the international system and under international law. A brief observation of Lebanon quickly dispels such a conception,...
Lebanon Is Becoming Increasingly Tough for Journalists
Once hailed as a model for free thinking and expression, Lebanon is becoming increasingly authoritarian toward dissenting voices and the rights of journalists to be critical of government action and...
Will Lebanon Normalize Ties with Syria?
In a fascinating turn of events for the region in 2023, diplomacy appears to be leading the way in the Middle East. In this regard, Jordanian foreign minister and deputy...
A Tale of Two Lebanons: Stuck Between Hezbollah and a Republic
For years, certain voices in Lebanon have opposed the rising influence of Hezbollah, a pro-Iranian political military movement, and have warned of the dangerous consequences of not directly addressing this...
With Eyes on Israel, Biden Ignores Judicial Crisis in Neighboring Lebanon
If President Joe Biden is worried about the implications of judicial reform in the Jewish state, with its long traditions of civil debate and compromise, he should be much more...
How Will the Saudi Arabia-Iran Agreement Affect Lebanon?
The Saudi Arabia-Iran agreement, formally known as the Joint Trilateral Statement, was brokered by China in Beijing on March 10 and has since been hailed as a significant diplomatic breakthrough....
Lebanon’s Bank Strikes Pit Judges Against the Status Quo
On March 14, Lebanese banks renewed a nationwide strike in response to ongoing investigations and recent rulings regarding their policies and practices since the start of the country’s brutal economic...