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By Forcing Normalisation on Beirut, Israel Could Turn Lebanon into Another Ukraine
The ceasefire that ended the Hezbollah-Israel conflict in November 2024 gave new life to what is known as the Mechanism, expanding it to a five-party…
Feb 11
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Iran and the New Geopolitical Moment
A coalition of states is seeking to avert a U.S. attack, and Israel is in the forefront of their mind.
Feb 2
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Why Arab States Are So Good at Withstanding Pressure to Break Up
One of the paradoxes of states in the Middle East is that the mythology of Arab nationalism once described their borders as unnatural impositions by…
Jan 28
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Michael Young
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A Mechanism of Coercion
Israeli-Lebanese talks have stalled, and the reason is that the United States and Israel want to impose normalization.
Jan 23
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Michael Young
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In Lebanon, the U.S. Has Been Reduced to Playing Good Cop to Israel's Bad Cop
An intriguing news story appeared on January 7 in Lebanese newspapers.
Jan 14
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Michael Young
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Pax Israelica and Its Discontents
The U.S. is trying to force Lebanon and Syria to normalize with Israel, but neither country sees an advantage in this.
Jan 8
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Michael Young
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Edward Said and Fouad Ajami: Exile and the Empire
I wrote this article for the Daily Star in 2003, after the death of Edward Said.
Dec 31, 2025
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Michael Young
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This Year So Much Changed in Lebanon - and Yet So Much More Stayed the Same
As Lebanon enters the new year, developments in the country have a familiar ring to them.
Dec 30, 2025
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Beirut Is In No State to Advance Washington's Project to Normalise Lebanon-Israel Relations
Earlier this month, Lebanese President Joseph Aoun, in consultation with the Speaker of Parliament and Prime Minister, appointed Simon Karam as head of…
Dec 16, 2025
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Simon Karam’s Poisoned Gift
The negotiator will have a delicate task of preserving Lebanon’s eroding sovereignty and getting on with Nabih Berri.
Dec 6, 2025
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Michael Young
Beyond Pope Leo's visit, What Can Restore the Lebanese Christians' Faith in Their Country?
Pope Leo XIV visited Lebanon this week, the third visit by a supreme pontiff to the country since John Paul II in 1997 and Benedict in 2012 (Pope Paul…
Dec 2, 2025
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A Path Toward Hezbollah’s Disarmament?
As the government falters over collecting the party’s weapons, a process of constitutional reform may be unavoidable.
Nov 19, 2025
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Michael Young
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More Can Be Done to Insulate Lebanon from Regional Tensions
After Syrian President Ahmad Al Shara’s successful recent visit to Washington, many Lebanese wondered what it meant for their country.
Nov 19, 2025
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Lebanon Needs to be Flexible on a U.S. Proposal About Israel
Last week, the US envoy for Lebanon, Morgan Ortagus, attended a session of the committee established to monitor the Lebanon-Israel ceasefire put in…
Nov 5, 2025
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