Experts
Nicholas Blanford
Nonresident Senior Fellow
Mohsin Khan
Nonresident Senior Fellow
Nabeel Khoury
Nonresident Senior Fellow
Jomana Qaddour
Resident Senior Fellow
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Wed, Aug 25, 2021
Lebanese politicians look for handouts instead of reforms
Lebanese politicians are allowing for Lebanon’s collapse while hoping for as much international aid as possible with as little strings attached.
MENASource by Paul Gadalla
Thu, Aug 12, 2021
Hezbollah walks tightrope between two opposing goals to deter Israel
On August 5, an Israeli airstrike in south Lebanon—targeting an open area from which rockets had been launched at Israel by unidentified militants in the third such incident since May 19—prompted Hezbollah’s rocket attack.
MENASource by David Daoud
Wed, Aug 11, 2021
Rockets were fired from Lebanon into Israel again. Another game of brinkmanship?
While Lebanon descends into ever greater political, economic, and social turmoil, a new dynamic appears to be emerging along Lebanon’s simmering southern border with Israel. It potentially threatens the balance of deterrence that has helped prevent a major escalation of hostilities for fifteen years.
MENASource by Nicholas Blanford
Wed, Aug 4, 2021
It’s been a year since the Beirut blast. Now the unemployed are turning to tech.
The tech sector may be one of the only fields of employment that has been relatively unaffected by Lebanon's political and socio-economic crisis.
MENASource by Sarah Page
Wed, Aug 4, 2021
Hezbollah blames Lebanon’s economic collapse on the United States
One year from the August 4 Beirut port explosion, Lebanon continues to free-fall into utter dysfunction as it unravels under the pressure of its worst economic crisis in decades, high rates of COVID-19 infections, an indifferent political class, and Hezbollah's control over critical junctures of the Lebanese state.
Issue Brief by David Daoud
Tue, Jul 13, 2021
The Special Tribunal for Lebanon: What does its closure mean for Lebanon?
The Special Tribunal for Lebanon (STL) is set to cease operations at the end of July due to lack of funds as Beirut sinks deeper into economic and political crisis. Atlantic Council experts react to what the closure means for Lebanon.
MENASource by Nicholas Blanford, David Daoud, Gissou Nia, Reem Salahi
Fri, Mar 12, 2021
Hezbollah is using propaganda to cover its deterrence deficit with Israel
Hezbollah won’t necessarily suspend all operations against its archenemy, but it will have to deftly navigate both Lebanon’s predicaments and its support base’s expectations.
MENASource by David Daoud
Mon, Feb 8, 2021
Hezbollah won’t avenge Qasem Soleimani’s death—for now
As the first anniversary of Qasem Soleimani’s demise came and went, the group’s leadership reiterated its promise to exact retribution for the fallen Quds Force commander—but Hezbollah is even more constrained now than before.
IranSource by David Daoud