Lebanon’s ceasefires stop fighting but never resolve sectarian divisions or foreign interference, making peace harder than war.
Key takeaways
- Why Peace in Lebanon Remains Elusive Despite Ceasefires
- Lebanon’s ceasefires are a mirage—conflict pauses, but the machinery of instability grinds on. The country’s history is littered with agreements that stop bullets but ...
- The core problem is structural. Lebanon’s government is not a single entity but a patchwork of rival sects, each with its own militias and foreign patrons. Hezbollah’s...
- Foreign influence compounds the crisis. Iran bankrolls Hezbollah and uses Lebanon as a proxy front against Israel. Saudi Arabia and France try to prop up the governmen...
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