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Lebanon cannot be bombed into sovereignty

A sovereign Lebanon and a demilitarised Hezbollah cannot be achieved without a credible political transition.

U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio meets with Israeli Ambassador to the United States Yechiel Leiter and Lebanese Ambassador to the United States Nada Hamadeh Moawad at the State Department in Washington, D.C., U.S., April 14, 2026. REUTERS/Kevin Lamarque

A new deterrence for Lebanon is needed to avoid a long war with Israel

For a ceasefire to happen, Hezbollah, the US and Israel need to return to Resolution 1701.

A UN vehicle drives, during a Reuters' visit at Camp Shamrock where Irish and Polish peacekeepers of the United Nations Interim Force in Lebanon (UNIFIL) are stationed near Maroun al-Ras village close to the Lebanese-Israeli border, in southern Lebanon November 29, 2023. REUTERS/Aziz Taher

Left unchecked, Lebanon’s displacement crisis could tear the country apart

Fear and government inaction are driving a displacement crisis that risks civil strife in war-torn Lebanon.

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Sanction elites to stop Lebanon from becoming a failed state

Only coordinated US and EU sanctions may prevent Lebanese leaders from driving the country into the void.

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Here is why the EU should sanction Lebanon’s bankers

The banking sector is responsible for the current crisis in Lebanon. Sanctioning its leaders can help effect a solution.

This picture taken on November 27, 2019 shows a banner in Arabic, reading "we will not pay the price", hanging outside the headquarters of the Banque du Liban in Beirut [File: AFP/Joseph Eid]