The Hamas Disarmament Agreement Is Only a Beginning for Gaza
Disarmament is not merely the collection of weapons, nor is reconstruction merely the rebuilding of houses. Recent reports of progress in negotiations…
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History in the Making: Lebanon’s Framework Agreement with Israel
If one country encapsulates the geopolitical upheaval that has swept the Middle East over the past three years, it is Lebanon. Whether…
Iran: War, Succession and an Uncertain Future
Something has shifted in the Middle East over the past 24 hours that goes beyond the now-familiar exchange of missiles between Iran…
Hezbollah Under Pressure, Even as It Broadcasts Defiance
The Lebanese government, along with many non-Shia political factions, has intensified calls for Hezbollah to relinquish its weapons or at least curtail…
Hezbollah’s Gamble: How a Radical Militant Group May Have Made Israel–Lebanon Normalization Possible
History is replete with ironies, but few are as exquisite as this one. The organisation that did more than any other to…