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MENASource Jun 17, 2025
By David Daoud
As wave after wave of Israeli jets continue to strike Iran, Tehran’s proxy on Israel’s northern border remains quiet.
MENASource Jun 4, 2025
Municipal election results did not demonstrate the militant group’s dominance over Lebanon’s Shiites, but Hezbollah nevertheless retains popularity.
MENASource May 22, 2025
By Sinan Hatahet
Israel’s ongoing intervention in Syria appears different from its 1982 invasion of Lebanon—but beneath the surface, parallels are striking.
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By Atlantic Council
New Atlanticist
By Jonathan Panikoff
Hassan Nasrallah’s death creates interrelated quandaries for Hezbollah, Iran, and Israel that will determine if the region erupts in conflict and shape what it looks like for years to come.
By William F. Wechsler
The death of Hassan Nasrallah leaves Hezbollah weakened, but as Israel’s history with the Iran-backed group demonstrates, decapitation operations are often necessary to win the battle but always far from sufficient to win the peace.
By Atlantic Council experts
On Saturday, Hezbollah confirmed that its leader had been killed in an Israeli air strike. Atlantic Council experts share their insights on what might come next for the already war-torn region.
By Alex Plitsas
Israel’s massive aerial bombardment campaign on Monday targeting Hezbollah stockpiles, depots, and launchers in southern Lebanon could be a prelude to a ground invasion.
MENASource
By David Daoud and Natalie Ecanow
Hezbollah has no choice but to retaliate—but the group is unlikely to declare a full war given its constraints.
Fellow
Nonresident Senior Fellow
Rafik Hariri Center & Middle East programs Scowcroft Middle East Security Initiative
Rafik Hariri Center & Middle East programs
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Program Assistant
Iraq Initiative Rafik Hariri Center & Middle East programs
Freedom and Prosperity Center
Senior Director, Scowcroft Middle East Security Initiative
Associate Director, Strategic Initiatives and Policy, Scowcroft Middle East Security Initiative
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