The country is a regional pawn, and only fools can see any victory in its dismal situation.

Yezid Sayigh discusses the escalating conflict in Lebanon.

A humanitarian crisis in Lebanon deepens, and Syrian refugees face a perilous choice: remain in a war-torn environment or return to Syria where they risk encountering significant dangers and discrimination. There are significant challenges and risks to their search for safety in Syria.

Against a backdrop of crisis and upheaval, reconstruction efforts across the region have been facing unprecedented challenges.

The world should apply pressure on Israel to end the conflict in Lebanon. Otherwise, this war may lead to the undoing of Lebanon and its increasingly rare, if flawed model of societal diversity—with even greater regional aftershocks.

For the foreseeable future, maritime trade through the Red Sea will remain a hostage to Ansar Allah and Iran. They will likely use this to secure concessions elsewhere.

As with Lebanon’s other sects, has Hezbollah’s hubris brought devastating sectarian nemesis?

The U.S. election result and Yahya Sinwar’s death are markers that the contemporary national movement is moribund.

In order for Egypt to respond effectively to the alarming environmental threats it faces, it must bring the large number of military-managed projects and production in the civilian domain under a single, integrated national framework for climate change mitigation and adaptation planning, monitoring, and accountability.

The priority of the Assad regime as the conflict in Lebanon rages is political survival, which has taken precedence over all else.