The curse of Netanyahu’s war
Can the Israeli prime minister resist the urge to pursue a devastating escalation?
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The haunting spectre of another Lebanese civil war
Fears of internal sectarian violence are growing.
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Lebanon’s blood-soaked history
Israel’s invasion is just the latest tragedy to afflict the country.
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A year of war and bloodshed
The situation in the Middle East is only getting more dangerous.
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A blood-dimmed tide washes over the Middle East
Israel has won several remarkable military victories – with a catastrophic human cost.
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Jared Kushner’s hubris in the Middle East
With the region on the brink of all-out war, rhetorical moderation is required.
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Israel won’t find victory in Lebanon
This invasion is only a route to further entanglement.
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Can Hezbollah survive the death of Hassan Nasrallah?
The long-time leader of the Iran-backed militia was one of the region’s most significant figures in decades.
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Lebanon braces itself for what comes next
As the death toll climbs and Israel teases a ground invasion, ordinary citizens fear a wider war.
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The Netanyahu doctrine will fail in Lebanon
Just as in Gaza, relentless warfare is no path to lasting success.
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The Middle East on the brink
How Israel’s assault on Lebanon could plunge the region into a wider war.
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Israel and Hezbollah are destroying the meaning of red lines
Neither side wants a war but both are rewriting the rules of engagement.
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Israel is on the brink of a second war
Benjamin Netanyahu is under pressure to take the fight to Hezbollah.
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The risk of a wider Middle East war is growing
The assassination of Hamas’s deputy political chief has come amid Israeli calls for action against Hezbollah and a crisis of…
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The blockade of Ukraine’s Black Sea ports causes grain prices to soar
Some of the most food-insecure countries in the world are facing higher prices for bread and other staples.
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How war in Ukraine could spark unrest in the Middle East
The rising price of wheat will have severe repercussions in countries that rely on imports for bread.
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The war in Ukraine could unleash a catastrophe on the Middle East
Food and fuel prices are at their highest since 2011, when increases helped trigger the Arab Spring.
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How a Hezbollah-backed game show host cost Lebanon its rich Gulf allies
George Kordahi’s remarks enraged the Saudis, and ordinary Lebanese are paying the price.
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Lebanon’s descent into humanitarian crisis
Beirut’s street violence on 14 October was all too familiar for a country that can still remember its civil war.
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