For the foreseeable future, maritime trade through the Red Sea will remain a hostage to Ansar Allah and Iran. They will likely use this to secure concessions elsewhere.

As with Lebanon’s other sects, has Hezbollah’s hubris brought devastating sectarian nemesis?

The U.S. election result and Yahya Sinwar’s death are markers that the contemporary national movement is moribund.

In an interview, Marwan Muasher looks back on U.S. policy toward the ongoing crisis, and sees even worse ahead.

In an interview, Mohanad Hage Ali discusses the devastating impact of Israel’s ongoing attacks in Lebanon.

At times, it can be easy to imagine that Lebanon is doomed to be a pawn in the conflict between Israel on the one side and Iran and Hezbollah on the other. But such a bleak outcome can still be ameliorated through inclusive diplomacy, a national dialogue, and an international commitment to rebuilding the Lebanese state.