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Iranian assets - Frozen assets - Lebanon reconstruction - International law - Sovereign immunityCan Iran’s frozen assets compensate Lebanon?
The legal and geopolitical debate over whether frozen Iranian assets could be used to fund Lebanon’s reconstruction raises complex issues of state responsibility, sovereign immunity, and international enforcement mechanisms.By The Beiruter -
Iranian influence - Middle East politics - Iran-Israel conflict - Lebanese affairs - Axis of ResistanceWhy Iran chose to respond now
Researcher Wijdan Abdel Rahman explains the political, military, and diplomatic calculations that may have prompted Iran to respond now to Israel’s strikes on the southern suburbs of Beirut.By The Beiruter -
1982 Lebanon War - Israeli invasion of Lebanon - Operation Peace for Galilee - PLO Lebanon - Yasser ArafatA throwback to the 1982 invasion
44 years since the 1982 Israeli invasion, Lebanon still suffers from the very structural challenges of the past: a fragile state, presence of non-state armed actors (Hezbollah), and foreign military occupation (Israel).By The Beiruter -
Lebanon politics - Consensual coexistence - Sectarianism - Power sharing - National identityFrom coexistence to division
Lebanon’s recurring crises raise a fundamental question: does the country's model of consensual coexistence preserve stability, or prevent the emergence of a stronger national state?
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Walid Joumblatt - Un destin au Levant - USJ Beirut - Albert Kostanian - Progressive Socialist PartyWalid Joumblatt on Lebanon and the politics of coexistence
At a USJ-hosted discussion centered on his memoir Un destin au Levant, Walid Joumblatt reflected on Lebanon's pluralism, Syria's transition after Assad, Hezbollah's future, and the enduring lessons of the civil war.By The Beiruter -
Russia Syria - Khmeimim Air Base - Tartus port - Russian military presence - Syria post-AssadRussia reinforces its Syrian foothold
Russia reinforces its Syrian military foothold through renewed resupply missions, sustaining Khmeimim and Tartus bases amid post-Assad regional shifts developments.By The Beiruter
