Lebanon

Home Away From Homs

Syrians fleeing the violence have been left stranded in the no-man's land of refugee camps.

MARCH 7, 2012

Why Washington Is the Syrian Opposition's Next Battlefront

Syria’s opposition faces an uphill battle in its efforts to win backing from U.S. policymakers.

BY CHRISTIAN CARYL | FEBRUARY 29, 2012

Beirut's Boom-Boom Rooms

A look inside Lebanon's thriving night club scene.

FEBRUARY 9, 2012

Sex for Sale in Beirut

Lebanon's "super nightclubs" straddle the line between brothel and strip club.

BY SULOME ANDERSON | FEBRUARY 7, 2012

The LWOT: Government approves military custody for terrorist suspects

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BY JENNIFER ROWLAND | DECEMBER 16, 2011

Revenge of the Sunnis

What the Arab Spring is really about.

BY EDWARD LUTTWAK | DECEMBER 7, 2011

The Tourist Park of God

A tour inside the self-proclaimed Party of God's museum celebrating the Israeli withdrawal from southern Lebanon.

NOVEMBER 11, 2011

The Iranian Connection

What's the link between the plot to bomb the Saudi ambassador and the Gilad Shalit release deal? Iran's looking weak -- and that's scary.

BY MARTIN INDYK | OCTOBER 12, 2011

Atomic Dogs

Why can't the world's nuclear energy watchdog do anything about Fukushima or Iran's weapons program? I went to find out.

BY KONSTANTIN KAKAES | SEPTEMBER 28, 2011

Seeing Red Along the Blue Line

Five years after the end of the Israel-Hezbollah war, both sides are furiously preparing for another round.

BY BILAL Y. SAAB AND NICHOLAS BLANFORD | JULY 29, 2011

Postcards from Hell, 2011

Images from the world's most failed states.

BY ELIZABETH DICKINSON | JUNE 20, 2011

The Cynical Dairy Farmer's Guide to the New Middle East

How a couple of cows explain a changing region: equal opportunity offender edition.

BY KARIM SADJADPOUR | JUNE 15, 2011

Underground and in the Closet

The state of the gay Middle East.

BY DAVID KENNER | JUNE 15, 2011

The Arab Spring Comes to Israel

Thousands of Palestinians clashed with Israeli troops during protests marking the anniversary of Israel's founding.

MAY 16, 2011

Twisting Assad's Arm

U.S. diplomats are always complaining they have no leverage over Syria. They're wrong.

BY ANDREW J. TABLER | APRIL 14, 2011

A Decade of Wishful Thinking

Western policymakers and pundits tried for years to convince themselves that Syrian dictator Bashar al-Assad was a reformer. He's not.

APRIL 4, 2011

Eating My Way Through the Cedar Revolution

In this excerpt from a memoir of love and war, a former Beirut correspondent recalls the way her experience of Lebanon's most turbulent times was shaped by the meals she ate throughout.

BY ANNIA CIEZADLO | MARCH 15, 2011

Troubled Engagement

The United States has an ambassador in Syria for the first time in nearly six years. Now what?

BY ANDREW J. TABLER | JANUARY 25, 2011

Case Closed

Lebanon's Christian community has lost faith in the court established to prosecute the killers of the country's former premier. That's good news for Hezbollah, and bad news for the United States and its allies.

BY DAVID POLLOCK | JANUARY 20, 2011

A Funny Thing Happened on the Way to the Forum

The Forum for the Future was supposed to be an instrument of George W. Bush's Middle East freedom agenda. Seven years later, it embodies everything that was wrong with it -- and the Arab street is taking matters into its own hands.

BY JAMES TRAUB | JANUARY 14, 2011

No Victors in Lebanon

As the Lebanese government unravels, it's hard to see how anyone comes out on top.

BY ELIAS MUHANNA | JANUARY 13, 2011

Next Year's Wars

The 16 brewing conflicts to watch for in 2011.

CAPTIONS BY INTERNATIONAL CRISIS GROUP | DECEMBER 28, 2010

The Missing Assassin

A U.N. panel promises to shed new light on the unsolved murder of former Lebanese prime minister Rafiq al-Hariri. But one major suspect won’t be available to comment -- he’s been killed, too.

BY BARBARA SLAVIN | DECEMBER 20, 2010

THe LWOT: KSM to stay put, for now; Ghailani deliberations stalled

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BY ANDREW LEBOVICH | NOVEMBER 16, 2010

The Cedar Resistance

If the Obama administration is serious about confronting Iran, it must stand up for America's allies in Lebanon.

BY JOSH BLOCK | NOVEMBER 11, 2010

Delusion Points

Don't fall for the nostalgia -- George W. Bush's foreign policy really was that bad.

BY STEPHEN M. WALT | NOVEMBER 8, 2010

Mr. Ahmadinejad Goes to Lebanon

Iran's controversial president makes a big show in Beirut.

OCTOBER 14, 2010

Hosting Ahmadinejad

Lebanon offered a hero's welcome to the Iranian president on Wednesday. But the outward signs of support don't tell the whole story.

BY HANIN GHADDAR | OCTOBER 13, 2010

Hezbollah's Boy Scouts

Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad was greeted upon his arrival in Beirut by a rapturous crowd. Thanassis Cambanis takes us inside the organization that teaches Lebanon's children to love the Islamic Revolution.

BY THANASSIS CAMBANIS | OCTOBER 13, 2010

How Lebanon Was Lost

A former U.S. ally under Bush's Freedom Agenda, the country is now being neglected in the name of "engagement" with Syria -- and the results could be disastrous.

BY JAMES TRAUB | OCTOBER 8, 2010