The Israel-Lebanon ceasefire agreement continues to rack up violations, fueling fears of a new regional conflict in the making.

Recent momentum toward Hezbollah disarmament in Lebanon is encouraging, but optimism should be tempered so long as the core contradictions behind the conflict go unresolved.

Without a clear, internationally backed strategy for Gaza’s future, the ceasefire may simply be a temporary pause before the next round of conflict.

Examining the actors and landmark events of the Lebanon Civil War from 1975-1990.

As the conflict escalates between Hezbollah and Israel, the stage is set for Hezbollah having to finally decide whether it is a political or a military organization.

Despite Israeli successes in eliminating Hezbollah’s leadership, the group still appears ready and able to conduct a prolonged war of attrition in southern Lebanon.

Exploring the destructive regional potential of a Hezbollah-Israel conflict, and what has kept such a conflict from breaking out so far.

An accounting must be made of war crimes committed during the Syrian occupation of Lebanon, including missing activists, before any post-war normalization can occur.

Examining Hezbollah, the paramilitary group at the heart of the Saudi-Iran contest for the Middle East.

In an echo of 2009, anti-government protests have broken out in several cities in Iran.