Elias Dahrouge

Lebanon’s Three-Level Sovereignty Dilemma: Between the Israeli Hammer and the Iranian Anvil
20/10/2026
Lebanon’s challenge to reassert state control over Hezbollah passes through its ability to establish a credible state capable of effectively and durably protecting its territory and population, while navigating international and regional confrontation,...
Lebanon’s Domino Effect: How Israel’s War on Hezbollah Triggered the Downfall of Syria’s Assad Regime
23/12/2024
The Assad regime's downfall in Syria is the first symptom of a regional power shift following Israel’s war on Hezbollah in Lebanon, highlighting the close ties between the two nations. While Iran emerged...
Deadly Flirting on the Lebanese Front: The Tale of Hezbollah’s War of Attrition
04/09/2024
The regional destabilization resulting from the war on Gaza on the wake of October 7, 2023, did not spare Lebanon from its spillover effects, with daily armed confrontations between Hezbollah and the Israeli...