Tag: Lebanon
Hezbollah: When ‘Precision’ means Deterrence
Posted by Mohammad I. Aslam | Oct 21, 2019 | Middle East, News & Analysis, Politics | 0 |
Lebanon: Hunting for the Sheikh
Posted by Mohammad I. Aslam | Jan 4, 2018 | Middle East, News & Analysis, Politics | 0 |
The Unraveling of American-Russian Relations
Posted by Paul Craig Roberts | Oct 19, 2017 | News & Analysis, Politics, US | 1 |
Fear and Trepidation in Tel Aviv: Is Israel Losing...
Posted by Ramzy Baroud | Jul 28, 2017 | Middle East, News & Analysis, Politics | 2 |
Top Ten Myths about the Israeli-Palestinian Confli...
Posted by Jeremy R. Hammond | Jun 17, 2010 | Essays, Featured, Middle East, Palestine, US | 810 |
Lebanon’s Dubious Second Wave and the Need to End Lockdown
by George Ajjan | Jun 12, 2020 | Middle East, News & Analysis, Politics
Lebanon must end its lockdown or face economic, fiscal, and monetary disasters that pose an even greater threat to the country than COVID-19.
Hezbollah: When ‘Precision’ means Deterrence
by Mohammad I. Aslam | Oct 21, 2019 | Middle East, News & Analysis, Politics
Despite Israel’s wealth and military prowess, Hezbollah’s precision-missiles provide an effective deterrent to military incursions into Lebanon.
The War Ahead: Netanyahu’s Elections Gamble Will be Costly for Israel
by Ramzy Baroud | Sep 6, 2019 | Middle East, News & Analysis, Politics
The consequences of Netanyahu’s gamble might come at a worse price for him than simply losing the elections.
Is There a Plot to Depopulate Palestinian Refugee Camps in Lebanon?
by Ramzy Baroud | Dec 19, 2018 | Middle East, Palestine, Politics, Viewpoints
Palestinian refugees in Lebanon are denied basic human rights, and many would give up their hope of returning to their homeland to escape.
Putin’s Peace Efforts Are Coming to Naught
by Paul Craig Roberts | May 24, 2018 | Asia Pacific, US, Viewpoints
Now that Washington and Israel have sabotaged Putin’s diplomacy, Putin’s hope is that the result will isolate Washington from Washington’s European and British vassal states rather than isolate Russia, Syria, Iran, and North Korea from the rest of the world.
The Syrian Crisis Escalates
by Paul Craig Roberts | May 1, 2018 | Middle East, Politics, US, Viewpoints
The Russian government’s inability to comprehend that peace is not on the US government’s agenda means that the crisis will continue to build until war is upon us.
Foreign Policy for Sale: Greece’s Dangerous Alliance with Israel
by Ramzy Baroud | Feb 9, 2018 | Europe, Politics, Viewpoints
Signing off to join an Israel-led economic and military alliance in an area replete with conflict, is a terribly irresponsible move, even for politically inexperienced and opportunistic politicians.
Lebanon: Hunting for the Sheikh
by Mohammad I. Aslam | Jan 4, 2018 | Middle East, News & Analysis, Politics
Although Israel’s intelligence agency Mossad has not assassinated Hezbollah’s Secretary General Sheikh Syed Hassan Nasrallah, it’s certainly not for lack of trying.
What Is Really Going on in Saudi Arabia?
by John Chuckman | Nov 11, 2017 | Middle East, Politics, Viewpoints
If Israel had to do all the ugly deeds it wants done in the region itself, the world would see it with blinding clarity for the pariah state that it is.
The Unraveling of American-Russian Relations
by Paul Craig Roberts | Oct 19, 2017 | News & Analysis, Politics, US
What are the forces driving Washington’s provocation of Russia? There are three, and they comprise a vast conspiracy against life on earth.
Upping the Ante: Hezbollah, Arms Factories and Threats
by Mohammad I. Aslam | Aug 11, 2017 | Middle East, News & Analysis, Politics
Israel does not want Hezbollah to have an effective deterrent capability in the event it wages another war against the civilian population of Lebanon.
Fear and Trepidation in Tel Aviv: Is Israel Losing the Syria War?
by Ramzy Baroud | Jul 28, 2017 | Middle East, News & Analysis, Politics
Israel’s aim has been to infiltrate southern Syria to create a buffer against Iranian, Hezbollah, and other hostile forces, but it isn’t working as hoped.
Washington Has Been At War For 16 Years: Why?
by Paul Craig Roberts | Jun 30, 2017 | Politics, US, Viewpoints
The lack of curiosity on the part of Americans, the media, and Congress about the purpose of US wars, proven to be based entirely on lies, is extraordinary.
Israel’s Nuclear Man: Shimon Peres, A Brand without Substance
by Ramzy Baroud | Oct 6, 2016 | News & Analysis, Palestine, Politics
Western leaders and media commentators may praise Shimon Peres as a champion of peace, but for Palestinians, he was just another Israeli war criminal.
Lebanon: The Next Country of Refugees?
by Mohammad I. Aslam | Jun 24, 2016 | Middle East, News & Analysis
For all the threats of rendering Lebanon to a ‘country of refugees’ in the event of another war, Israel knows that threat would apply both ways.
Target ISIL: The ‘Resistance’ Will Continue
by Mohammad I. Aslam | Jun 17, 2016 | Middle East, News & Analysis
Hezbollah is a well-oiled machine, and the recent killing of a top commander in Syria won’t deter its fight against ISIL.
On the Saudi “Terrorist” Designation for Hezbollah
by Mohammad I. Aslam | Mar 22, 2016 | Middle East, News & Analysis
The true reasons why the Saud regime has designated Hezbollah as a “terrorist organization”.
Syria 2016: The Hezbollah Indispensability
by Mohammad I. Aslam | Feb 5, 2016 | Middle East, News & Analysis
Hezbollah has emerged from the quagmire of the conflict in Syria as aggressive, experienced, and indispensible as ever.
The November 13 Paris Attacks: Rethinking the Concept of Identity
by Mathilde Simon | Feb 2, 2016 | Essays, Europe, Middle East
What we can learn from the different responses to the November terrorist attacks by ISIS in Paris and Beirut.
“There is Hope”: Lebanon’s Protests and the Future of the Anti-Corruption Movement
by Oliver Berthoud | Nov 23, 2015 | Middle East, Viewpoints
For now the demonstrations are continuing and there is still limited optimism that their demands will be addressed.