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Syrian crisis poses many questions for Lebanon
If the US intends to initiate a sustained campaign that ultimately leads to the downfall of the Assad regime, the stakes will be higher on all sides.
Tyrants and Islamists leave Arabs few other choices
Two forms of Arab idealism – secular Arab unity and Islamism – have both ended badly. There don't seem to be very many other choices.
Hizbollah's actions threaten to deepen Lebanon's isolation
Hizbollah has greatly harmed Lebanon and will continue to do so as it safeguards an Iranian outpost in the Levant
Hizbollah is losing on several fronts as it clings to its patrons
Hizbollah's involvement in the Syrian conflict is affecting its place in Lebanese society.
By losing interest in foreign policy, the US injures itself
US influence in the Middle East is threatened by an increasing detachment prompted by a war-weary populace and the appeal of libertarian ideas.
Justice must not be pegged to the politics of superpowers
International justice may well be here to stay, but it is certainly not here for everybody.
Ex-Obama officials lament US president's lack of Middle East policy
A former White House advisor has written a devastating critique of what he sees as president Obama's lack of a Middle East policy, Michael Young reports
Obama's inertia on Syria does not serve US interests
The US president has remained utterly unisinterested in the Middle East; his method is strategic evasion.
Backlash inevitable as no one likes being spied upon
Revelations about the US and other governments snooping on electronic communication may have serious implications for international relations.
Decades of Arab autocracies keep transitions stalled
The narrative that when Arabs get rid of autocrats they invariably fall back on Islamists has been called into question.
Lebanon's army is balanced between state and Hizbollah
The best option for those Lebanese opposed to Hizbollah is to stabilise Lebanon politically, and allow the party to be drawn deeper into the Syrian quagmire.
Small arms won't help Syria without a US political effort
Mr Obama's decision to arm Syria's rebels has been qualified by US officials in ways that may ultimately defeat the policy's purpose.
US influence in the region is dwindling under Obama
President Barack Obama is displaying a lack of interest in the Middle East. Should we be concerned?
Why America's liberal hawks lost their voice over Syria
Unlike with President George W Bush in Iraq, there is little support on President Barack Obama's side for US intervention in Syria.
Hizbollah's foreign loyalties push Lebanon to the brink
Hizbollah's open involvement in Syria is stoking sectarian tensions in Lebanon but the party appears to have calculated the consequences.
