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    LebanonIdentity Politics and Sectarianization

    Lessons from Lebanon’s Frustration: From the Christians Yesterday to the Shia Today

    Mar 30, 2026Mark Daou

    After the civil war ended in 1990, Lebanon entered a new phase of rebuilding state institutions and ending internal conflict. However, that phase was not equit…

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    LebanonConflicts and Conflict Resolution

    The Unmitigated Danger of Lebanon’s Current Moment

    Dec 16, 2025Imad K. Harb

    Lebanon today is facing what is arguably its most dangerous moment, as its leaders and politicians grapple with the choice of continuing hostility with Israel …

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    LebanonSecurity and Defense

    Palestinian Disarmament in Lebanon: Small Steps with Regional Implications

    Sep 4, 2025Rami G. Khouri

    On August 21, 2025, Palestinian factions in the Burj al-Barajneh refugee camp near Beirut transferred light weapons in pickup trucks to the Lebanese Armed Forc…

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    LebanonSecurity and Defense

    The Prickly Issue of Disarming Palestinian Factions in Lebanon

    Jun 4, 2025Imad K. Harb

    Lebanese President Joseph Aoun and Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas recently reached an agreement to regulate the presence of armed Palestinian factions in …

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    LebanonConflicts and Conflict Resolution

    Legacies of Lebanon’s 1975-1990 Civil War

    Apr 25, 2025Imad K. Harb

    On April 13, 2025, the Lebanese, to the day, commemorated the 50th anniversary of the start of Lebanon’s 1975-1990 civil war that, with hindsight, can be seen …

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    LebanonConflicts and Conflict Resolution

    The Lebanese Civil War in Iran’s Narrative of Resistance

    Apr 25, 2025Assal Rad

    As Lebanon marks 50 years since the start of its devastating civil war of 1975-1990, it finds itself at another inflection point. Israel occupies parts of sout…

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    LebanonConflicts and Conflict Resolution

    Syria’s Role in the Lebanese Civil War of 1975–1990

    Apr 25, 2025Marwan Kabalan

    On April 14, 2025, a day after the Lebanese people were commemorating the 50th anniversary of the 1975-1990 civil war, the new prime minister, Nawaf Salam, was…

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    LebanonDemocracy and Governance

    The Emergence of Lebanon’s Third Republic

    Jan 16, 2025Imad K. Harb

    The election on January 9, 2025, of the Lebanese Army Commander Joseph Aoun as the fourteenth president of Lebanon can very well be the inauguration of the Leb…

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