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Middle East and North Africa
Lebanon
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Nonstate Warfare
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The Hard Edge of the Pope’s Moral PowerThe pontiff’s Middle Eastern diplomacy may seem superficial, but it could make a huge practical impact.
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Iran’s Regional Armed NetworkIran’s web of armed partners such as Hezbollah serves to strengthen its influence in the Middle East and could pose a significant threat to the United States and its allies in the region.
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Is Lebanon a Failed State? Here’s What the Numbers Say.The August explosions in Beirut were the latest in a series of man-made disasters that have led some experts to say Lebanon is becoming a failed state.
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Macron Wants to Be a Middle Eastern SuperpowerThe French president is making a bid to shape the region—but does his reach exceed his grasp?
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What Is Hezbollah?Military experience gained from fighting in Syria’s civil war and decades of clashes with Israel have made the Iran-backed group stronger than ever, but the biggest threat it faces may be upheaval in its own backyard.
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Lebanon’s Frustrating Day of JudgmentFifteen years after the killing of former Prime Minister Rafiq Hariri roiled Lebanese society, the international tribunal’s ruling has left wide open the question of who at high levels was responsible.
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Pompeo’s European Tour, Democrats’ Virtual National Convention, and MoreU.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo wraps up his trip to Central Europe with a visit to Poland, the Democratic National Convention is set to take place virtually, and the Special Tribunal for Lebanon is due to give its verdict on the killing of former Prime Minister Rafiq Hariri.
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Lebanon as We Know It Is DyingThe only political system the country has ever known is collapsing, and it’s never coming back.
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What’s Driving Lebanon’s Midpandemic Protests?An unprecedented financial and political crisis has sparked mass protests in Lebanon, but a nonresponsive government and the coronavirus pandemic could stand in the way of demonstrators’ demands.
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Lebanon’s Imminent Financial CrisisLebanon is in a deep financial hole, with no obvious way out.
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Is Lebanon Becoming A Real Nation?Amir Asmar is a Department of Defense analyst and CFR’s national intelligence fellow. Throughout his intelligence career, his primary area of focus has been the Middle East. He held a wide range of a…
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Protests Flare Around the Globe, U.S. House Votes, and MoreProtests intensify in Lebanon, Chile, and elsewhere, and the U.S. House of Representatives votes on rules that will govern the impeachment inquiry against President Donald J. Trump.
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UNIFIL and the Hezbollah TunnelsIsrael announced this week the discovery of several tunnels dug by Hezbollah and reaching from Lebanon into Israel. Their existence has been confirmed, and has been condemned not only by Israel but a…
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What is the Role of UNIFIL?This month the new head of UNIFIL took up his post. The new UNIFIL Force Commander and Head of Mission is Major General Stefano Del Col of Italy, and UNIFIL is the United National Interim Force in Le…