The cost of conflict escalation is not only a possible regional war, but also deeply destabilizing conditions on the ground
Media mentions – Syria / Iraq / Lebanon
Israel’s “assassination of Mr. Nasrallah significantly raises the risk of a dangerous conflagration in the Middle East, and beyond
It was Hezbollah that opened fired on Israel after the start of the Gaza war last fall — without ever taking into consideration the rest of the Lebanese population
Basically, Hezbollah has taken Lebanon’s politics hostage
Kelly Petillo and Julien Barnes-Dacey on diplomatic ties between the EU and the Assad regime
Many- and at the time I thought it was exaggerated- were questioning the existence of the modern Iraqi state, and today not only is that state still there, it is stronger than it has been since 1980
In this republication, Kelly Petillo argues why the EU’s aid package to Lebanon must require that Beirut address its deep political and economic troubles