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Expert regional analysis by MEI scholars and contributors.

Expert regional analysis by MEI scholars and contributors.

The danger and opportunity of the moment Lebanon's post-Taif political establishment and overall system of governance have consistently imposed on the Lebanese people a tradeoff between justice and civil peace. When the civil war ended, a general amnesty law in 1991 shielded the country’s warlords from prosecution and paved the way for sectarian power-sharing in times of peace. Anything but war, people thought. When the Hariri tribunal issued a tempered and yet clearly incriminating verdict in 2020, its findings went unimplemented for fear of triggering Hezbollah and stirring sectarian stri...

Randa Slim Senior Fellow and Director of Conflict Resolution and Track II Dialogues Program Since March 2021, Iran-backed Iraqi militias have mounted at least 10 explosive-laden drone attacks on U.S. and coalition sites in Iraq. U.S.-led coalition officials in Iraq have described the rapidly evolving drone threat as the mission’s biggest concern. Last month, CENTCOM commander Marine Gen. Kenneth F. McKenzie told journalists the U.S. was looking to develop better defenses against the drones. Early morning on Monday, June 28, the Biden administration carried out airstrikes for the second time...