Lebanon’s Deadlock Doctrine

I’ve been in the United States for almost six years now. I’ve spent most of it in New York City and Washington, DC. Living here after growing up witnessing the slow-motion collapse of Lebanon, gave me a very specific kind of peripheral vision. I see the gears of the system grindi ...  Show more

Hezbollah has shown us exactly who it is, over and over again. While Lebanese homes lie in ruins and lives are lost, the militia rushes to defend Iran’s regime, kill Iranian protesters, and drag Lebanon into wars it never chose. This is not resistance. It is foreign domination, a ...  Show more

On this episode of Frankly Speaking, we hear from Lebanese Presidential Candidate Ziad Hayek who is on a mission to shatter Lebanon's political deadlock and forge a path to a stable government. Can he triumph without Hezbollah's backing, or will he be forced to join forces w ...

In September, Israel violently escalated its offensive against Lebanon, allegedly aiming to destroy the anti-Zionist resistance group and political party, Hezbollah, for its support for Palestine and anti-genocide intervention. This is not the first time Israel aimed to destroy L ...  Show more

Dans le sillon de la réponse aux attentats du 7 octobre 2023 en Israël, l’État hébreu multiplie les offensives au Proche-Orient contre la nébuleuse iranienne de l’« Axe de la résistance ». Les évènements en Syrie ne semblent pas faire changer de cap le Premier ministre israélien, ...  Show more

Somalia has a serious security challengePaul Njie speaks to Hassan Sheikh Mohamud, President of Somalia, about ongoing efforts to achieve security and stability in his country. While he says much progress has been made in tackling terror, he acknowledges that the insurgent groups ...  Show more