Lebanese Prime Minister Saad Hariri, having reversed his previous decision to resign, is now demanding that his governing partners – President Michel Aoun and Hezbollah – commit to regional neutrality. But with Saudi-Iranian tensions escalating, can Lebanon avoid becoming a new front in the two sides’ ongoing proxy war.
Nov 28, 2017 fears that Lebanon could find itself at the center of another Saudi-Iranian proxy war in the region.
Nov 17, 2017 worries that Lebanon will become the next battlefield between the Middle East's Sunni and Shia powers.
Oct 7, 2014 warns of sectarian conflict spreading to Lebanon, fueled by a worsening economy.
The United Nations is marking its 75th anniversary in muted fashion, and not only because of the COVID-19 pandemic. With rising nationalism and the return of great-power rivalry threatening to paralyze the organization at the heart of the multilateral system, many are asking whether global cooperation has a future.
