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Hezbollah From Iranian proxy to Iranian owned: What the New Designation Really Means

The US Treasury has redesignated Hezbollah for service to the Iranian regime, under the command of Iran’s Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps - Quds Force (IRGC-QF).

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Erdogan is coming for a seat at Lebanon’s table

Turkey is already deeply involved in the Gaza file. It has sought a greater role in Syria, proposed participating in security arrangements that could succeed UNIFIL in Lebanon, and expanded...

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The Mecca Pact is not Muslim Nato

The agreement is neither a fully developed “Muslim NATO” nor a walk away from Washington. Its primary attempt is to build an autonomous regional deterrence framework.

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Iran is a colonial project

Modern colonialism doesn’t always arrive with tanks, some argue it begins when another state can shape

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Aoun at the White House: A Bargain with Trump

Lebanese President Joseph Aoun is set to meet US President Donald Trump at the White House today. The meeting comes amid the launch of the first pilot zones in southern...

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Between May 17 and June 28: Drawing Relevant Parallels

Lebanese policymakers persistently tend to envision Israel and the US as a single political actor. Whether one supports or opposes either side is fundamentally irrelevant; the premise is fixed. Tel...

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القطاع الثقافي في لبنان… أول ضحايا الحرب وآخر المتعافين منها

حين تشتعل الحروب، غالباً ما تُدفع الثقافة والفنون إلى هامش الاهتمام، باعتبارها قطاعاً ثانوياً أمام الأولويات الأمنية والإنسانية. إلا أن القطاع الثقافي في لبنان أثبت خلال الحرب الأخيرة أنه من...

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الحرب لا تترك جروحاً مرئية فقط… الصحة النفسية بين ضحاياها الصامتين

لا تقتصر آثار الحروب على الخسائر البشرية والدمار الذي يصيب البنى التحتية، بل تمتد إلى الجانب النفسي الذي غالباً ما يبقى حاضراً حتى بعد توقف المعارك. فمع كل جولة عنف...

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The May 17 Agreement (1983) | The peace deal that never became peace

Israel invaded Lebanon in June 1982 under the stated goal of expelling the PLO after years of cross-border attacks. But the invasion quickly expanded far beyond southern Lebanon, reaching Beirut...

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The May 17 Agreement (1983) | The peace deal that never became peace

The Context: Lebanon Under Occupation and Collapse Israel invaded Lebanon in June 1982 under the stated goal of expelling the PLO after years of cross-border attacks. But the invasion quickly...

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Khamenei was replaceable, Larijani is not.

Iran's regime is designed to survive the succession of one Supreme Leader to another. The head of power in Iran's hierarchy holds authority, legitimacy, and symbolism.

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Abandon the “Balanced Nuance”: Why “Alternative” voices are failing to connect on Hezbollah

A GROWING DISCONNECT There’s a growing gap in Lebanon between what people are experiencing and how ‘alternative’ or ‘intellectual’ voices in the online media ecosystem are choosing to explain it.It’s...

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Stop blaming “both sides”… There is only one.

Yes, it is entirely valid to say that certain voices that oppose Hezbollah can do more harm than good to our message.

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We need to stop taking the bait

To the observant eye, it's increasingly clear that Nawaf Salam's relationship to President Aoun is being redrawn after each confrontation with Hezbollah.

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October 17 is not a disappointment… Turning against it will be

But when we talk about October 17, and the events that have unfolded since, "disappointment" is a word from the early days-one we've long evolved past.

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Death

Death can be perceived and framed differently but it hurts us all the same way. Away from politics and narrative, and the defense mechanisms mothers adopt to cope with the...

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