• My Profile
  • Saved articles
  • Newsletters
  • Sign out
UserSign in
  • Register
  • Sign in
News
UAE
Gulf
MENA
US
UK
Europe
Asia
Business
Aviation
Economy
Energy
Money
Property
Banking
Markets
Opinion
Comment
Editorial
Obituaries
Cartoon
Feedback
Future
Science
Space
Technology
Climate
Environment
Road to Net Zero
Health
Culture
Art & Design
Books
Film & TV
Music & On-stage
Pop Culture
Lifestyle
Travel
Fashion & Beauty
Food
Motoring
Luxury
Home & Garden
Wellbeing
Things to do
Sport
World Cup 2026
Football
Cricket
F1
Tennis
Combat Sports
Cycling
Puzzles
Newsletters
TN Magazine
  • International Edition
  • UAE Edition
Podcasts Newsletters Follow us App Video
PuzzlesNewslettersTN MagazineWeekend
News
UAE
Gulf
MENA
US
UK
Europe
Asia
Business
Aviation
Economy
Energy
Money
Property
Banking
Markets
Opinion
Comment
Editorial
Obituaries
Cartoon
Feedback
Future
Science
Space
Technology
Climate
Environment
Road to Net Zero
Health
Culture
Art & Design
Books
Film & TV
Music & On-stage
Pop Culture
Lifestyle
Travel
Fashion & Beauty
Food
Motoring
Luxury
Home & Garden
Wellbeing
Things to do
Sport
World Cup 2026
Football
Cricket
F1
Tennis
Combat Sports
Cycling
News
UAE
Gulf
MENA
US
UK
Europe
Asia
Business
Aviation
Economy
Energy
Money
Property
Banking
Markets
Opinion
Comment
Editorial
Obituaries
Cartoon
Feedback
Future
Science
Space
Technology
Climate
Environment
Road to Net Zero
Health
Culture
Art & Design
Books
Film & TV
Music & On-stage
Pop Culture
Lifestyle
Travel
Fashion & Beauty
Food
Motoring
Luxury
Home & Garden
Wellbeing
Things to do
Sport
World Cup 2026
Football
Cricket
F1
Tennis
Combat Sports
Cycling
News
Business
Opinion
Future
Climate
Health
Culture
Lifestyle
Sport
Puzzles
Newsletters
TN Magazine
  • My Profile
  • Saved articles
  • Newsletters
  • Sign out
UserSign in
  • Register
  • Sign in

Michael Young

Michael Young

Columnist
Location
Michael Young is a Lebanon affairs columnist for The National. He is the senior editor at the Malcolm H Kerr Carnegie Middle East Centre in Beirut, where he also edits Diwan, the blog of the Carnegie Middle East Programme. A former journalist, he is the author of 'The Ghosts of Martyrs Square: An Eyewitness Account of Lebanon’s Life Struggle' (Simon and Schuster, 2010), selected by The Wall Street Journal as one of its 10 notable books for 2010.
Follow on X

Articles

The Lebanese President's chair has been empty for nearly a year. EPA
The right to Lebanon's presidency is now a liability for Christians

The country's Christians ought to ask themselves whether sectarian power-sharing is really still worth it

CommentSeptember 13, 2023
Members of Health and Medical Workers in Sidon transfer a wounded Palestinian injured during clashes at the Ain Al Hilweh camp in July. EPA
The regional dimension in the Ain Al Hilweh clashes

Could there have been an Iranian hand in the fighting that took place? If so, here could be why

CommentAugust 30, 2023
The road where a truck was overturned on August 9, in the Christian town of Kahaleh, Lebanon. EPA
Camera8
Hezbollah is leveraging its own interests even as Lebanon crumbles

The party cannot succeed without backing from Lebanese society, from where there's rising resentment and pushback

CommentAugust 17, 2023
Lebanon's Central Bank Governor Riad Salameh in Beirut, on, November 11, 2019. Reuters
Riad Salameh's departure from BDL will mark the end of Lebanon's Hariri era

With Salameh goes the idea that Harirism can be revived as a new model for a disintegrating country

CommentJuly 26, 2023
A poster of Hezbollah leader Hassan Nasrallah marks the Lebanese-Israeli border in the village of Marwaheen. AP
Hezbollah's priorities are its weapons

There's a reason why party leader Hassan Nasrallah refused border delimitation with Israel in his latest speech

CommentJuly 19, 2023
Suleiman Frangieh and Jihad Azour. photos: AFP / Reuters
Will Lebanon's sectarian realities force a consensus over the next president?

Dialogue, perhaps initiated by Speaker Nabih Berri, might be the way forward to elect a compromise candidate

CommentJune 21, 2023
Lebanon's Central Bank Governor Riad Salameh. Reuters
Interpol's red notices to Riad Salameh should give Lebanese politicians a scare

They signal that the political class is vulnerable to foreign jurisdictions over issues of corruption

CommentJune 06, 2023
Syrian President Bashar Al Assad arrives in Jeddah to attend the Arab League last week. Reuters
Will Syria's re-entry to the Arab League restore its might in Lebanon?

Whether Damascus will be given a greater role in Beirut's affairs, hoping this may encourage a pushback against Iran, is open to speculation

CommentMay 23, 2023
Former Lebanese President Michel Aoun's 6-year term ended on October 31, 2022. EPA
Six months on, why Lebanon still has no president

Michel Aoun's term ended in October. Since then, Hezbollah's opposition has not united around a candidate

CommentMay 10, 2023
A UN peacekeepers vehicle drives near a picture showing Lebanon's Hezbollah leader Hassan Nasrallah in Adaisseh village, near the Lebanese-Israeli border, in southern Lebanon. Reuters
Where does Hezbollah's and Iran's strategy of unifying the fronts against Israel lead?

Hezbollah faces risks if it goes ahead with unifying the Lebanese and Palestinian fronts

CommentApril 26, 2023
The clock tower of the Lebanese government palace, back, and the clock of the National Evangelical Church are seen in downtown Beirut last month. EPA
Federalism won't help Lebanon's Christians

A more viable solution to address their concerns already exists – and it is constitutionally mandated

CommentApril 11, 2023
Lebanese Druze leader Walid Joumblatt. AFP
Can Walid Jumblatt solve Lebanon's quest for a president?

The Druze leader may slowly be edging his way to the centre of a solution to the presidential deadlock

CommentMarch 29, 2023
Protesters carry flags near the entrance leading to the parliament building, in support of independent lawmakers who are staging a sit-in at parliament to pile pressure on dominant factions to elect a new president, in Beirut, on January 20. Reuters
Hezbollah's vote for Franjieh as Lebanon's president has made him a bargaining chip

Without official backing in parliament, his political viability was beginning to erode

CommentMarch 15, 2023
Lebanese Parliament Speaker Nabih Berri casts his vote to elect a new president in Beirut last October. EPA
Why is it so difficult for Lebanon to elect its next president?

Finding Michel Aoun's successor requires consensus at the national, regional and international levels

CommentMarch 01, 2023
Supporters of Hezbollah attend a televised speech by the group's leader Hassan Nasrallah, in Lebanon on August 19, 2022. AFP/ Getty
The challenges facing Hezbollah

The worse Lebanon's crisis gets, the shakier the ground underneath the party's feet becomes

CommentFebruary 15, 2023
More Articles

The National News Logo
IPSO regulated

News
UAE
Gulf
MENA
US
UK
Europe
Asia
Business
Aviation
Economy
Energy
Money
Property
Banking
Markets
Opinion
Comment
Editorial
Obituaries
Cartoon
Feedback
Future
Science
Space
Technology
Climate
Environment
Road to Net Zero
Health
Culture
Art & Design
Books
Film & TV
Music & On-stage
Pop Culture
Lifestyle
Travel
Fashion & Beauty
Food
Motoring
Luxury
Home & Garden
Wellbeing
Things to do
Sport
Football
Cricket
Olympics
F1
Tennis
Combat Sports
Cycling
Weekend
Living in the UAE
TN Magazine
Podcasts Newsletters Read E-Paper Print Subscriptions Video App
About UsContact UsWork With UsAdvertise With UsTerms & ConditionsPrivacy PolicyCookie PolicySitemapArchiveRegistration FAQsRosalynn Carter Fellowship
IPSO regulated
Follow us
Get news alerts from
The National logo
You can manage notifications at any time by clicking the notifications icon.