More: Hezbollah
Hardliners ride high in the Middle East
A recent Lebanese public opinion poll suggests there may be limits to Iran-backed Shiite militia Hezbollah’s restraint in confronting Israel. It also suggests why...
Security Imperatives: Israel’s Counteractions in the Wake of Hezbollah Rocket Strikes
The recent barrage of rocket attacks by Hezbollah has elicited a measured and rapid counter-response from Israel. Amidst this unfolding scenario, the region finds...
The Gaza war is set to spill onto the streets of Western cities
The question is not if but when Gaza-related violence will spill onto the streets of European and American cities.
This week’s killing in Beirut of...
Biden’s support for the war in Gaza “is losing Arab publics for a generation”
This past weekend saw the publication of a disturbing report from Axios, following a phone call between Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin and his Israeli...
U.S. diplomacy lost traction in Middle East
If Israel gets bogged down in Gaza, which by no means cannot be ruled out, there is a high possibility that Hezbollah may open...
NYT: From the Six-Day War to the Six-Front War for Israel
Israel has launched a military operation in the Gaza Strip. Now Israel may get a military response from Hamas's allies from other Arab countries....
Israel deploying submarines with nukes?
The Defense Blog, citing reports from journalist Doron Kadosh, affiliated with the Israeli radio network operated by the Israel Defense Forces – Army Radio...
Hezbollah’s Lasting Grasp of Lebanon
Since the group’s inception as early as 1982 in South Lebanon, Hezbollah has maintained an unrelenting grasp of Lebanon, and its people are paying...
Are Arab militias losing their usefulness for Iran?
Iranian support for Arab militias has long threatened Iran's detractors, unable to develop an effective counterstrategy. Now, the tide may be turning.
A string of events...
Lebanon’s political deadlock: Multi-Layered Challenges to Government Formation
As the pandemic continues to constrain economic activity across the World, it has a multiplier effect on the free-fall of the Lebanese economy. In...