Lebanon
From Civil War to stalemate.
Lebanon Rejects Israeli Peace Overture
In June 2008, Israel offered to talk peace with Lebanon, putting everything on the table--including talks over the future of disputed Shebaa Farms. Lebanon spurned the offer.
In June 2008, Israel offered to talk peace with Lebanon, putting everything on the table--including talks over the future of disputed Shebaa Farms. Lebanon spurned the offer.
Profile: Gen. Michel Suleiman, Lebanon's 12th President
Lebanese President Gen. Michel Suleiman was elected at the end of an 18-month constitutional crisis that brought Lebanon close to civil war. He is revered by the Lebanese as their "savior." It's a tall order.
Lebanese President Gen. Michel Suleiman was elected at the end of an 18-month constitutional crisis that brought Lebanon close to civil war. He is revered by the Lebanese as their "savior." It's a tall order.
Glossary: Litani River, Lebanon
Description and definition of Lebanon's Litani River and its meaning in the geopolitics of the region.
Description and definition of Lebanon's Litani River and its meaning in the geopolitics of the region.
Israel's 1978 Invasion of Lebanon
Largely forgotten today, Israel's 1978 invasion of Lebanon killed almost 2,000 Lebanese and Palestinian civilians and set a pattern of punishing retaliation against Lebanon that endures to this day--without results.
Largely forgotten today, Israel's 1978 invasion of Lebanon killed almost 2,000 Lebanese and Palestinian civilians and set a pattern of punishing retaliation against Lebanon that endures to this day--without results.
Lebanese Presidential Elections: Defined by Strife
Lebanese presidential elections since 1976 have been successive stories of foreign interference, constitutional gerrymandering, assassinations, stalemate and scornful compromise. They're democratic in name only.
Lebanese presidential elections since 1976 have been successive stories of foreign interference, constitutional gerrymandering, assassinations, stalemate and scornful compromise. They're democratic in name only.
Lebanon's Perpetual Identity Crisis
More interested in commerce than empire, the people of Lebanon have historically been more inclined to play host to a succession of invaders than build a national identity. That’s been as true since Lebanon got its independence from France in 1943 as it was in the past.
More interested in commerce than empire, the people of Lebanon have historically been more inclined to play host to a succession of invaders than build a national identity. That’s been as true since Lebanon got its independence from France in 1943 as it was in the past.
The 2006 Lebanon War
A 34-day war between Israel and Hezbollah that failed to achieve Israel's objectives while feeding into Hezbollah's mythology as Lebanon's "liberator."
A 34-day war between Israel and Hezbollah that failed to achieve Israel's objectives while feeding into Hezbollah's mythology as Lebanon's "liberator."
Behind Lebanon’s War on Fatah al-Islam
The Battle for the Palestinian refugee camp of Nahr-el Bared, where the terrorist group Fatah al-Islam was entrenched, and what the battle means for Lebanon's future.
The Battle for the Palestinian refugee camp of Nahr-el Bared, where the terrorist group Fatah al-Islam was entrenched, and what the battle means for Lebanon's future.