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Israel is unlikely to expand the Gaza war to Lebanon
Threats may be more a part of Israel's negotiating strategy than an intent to widen the conflict
Kissinger was key to a plan that enabled Israel
By undermining Resolution 242, Kissinger and successive US administrations gave Israel great latitude to continue its occupation of the West Bank and Gaza
Biden wants Hamas eliminated without regional war
A US-Iran dialogue of deterrence has restricted the conflict to Gaza, but there is so much that can go wrong
Nasrallah's speech shows Hezbollah's limited options
His commitment to the Axis of Resistance has hit up against his commitment to his own base at home
Israel is forcing Lebanese leaders to put on a show of unity
Conciliatory remarks from several prominent politicians may be surprising – but they are rooted in recent history
An unwanted backlash in Lebanon
Lebanon's status quo works in the militants' favour, but a generalised conflict would undo all of that
Will Hezbollah's strategy in the Israel-Gaza war draw the escalation to Lebanon?
Ironically, Israeli thinking might be closer to Hezbollah’s than we know
The debasement and death of my generation's Lebanon
Never in its century of existence has the former jewel of the Middle East been so lost and corrupted
The right to Lebanon's presidency is now a liability for Christians
The country's Christians ought to ask themselves whether sectarian power-sharing is really still worth it
The regional dimension in the Ain Al Hilweh clashes
Could there have been an Iranian hand in the fighting that took place? If so, here could be why
Hezbollah is leveraging its own interests even as Lebanon crumbles
The party cannot succeed without backing from Lebanese society, from where there's rising resentment and pushback
Riad Salameh's departure from BDL will mark the end of Lebanon's Hariri era
With Salameh goes the idea that Harirism can be revived as a new model for a disintegrating country
Hezbollah's priorities are its weapons
There's a reason why party leader Hassan Nasrallah refused border delimitation with Israel in his latest speech
Will Lebanon's sectarian realities force a consensus over the next president?
Dialogue, perhaps initiated by Speaker Nabih Berri, might be the way forward to elect a compromise candidate
Interpol's red notices to Riad Salameh should give Lebanese politicians a scare
They signal that the political class is vulnerable to foreign jurisdictions over issues of corruption
