Lebanon

A country that previously took in refugees could become an exporter of people as government ineptitude and an economic cataclysm destroy all hope.

Why partition may be the only solution to Lebanon’s woes, what the bestselling book “Caste” ignores about India’s caste structure, and Britain’s distraction from its real economic problems.

Hezbollah’s dominance has deprived non-Shiite Lebanese of a voice in their own country. It is time to reconsider a century of consociational democracy and return to a form of federalism.

Sectarian tensions are nearing the boiling point—and what happens next is up to Hezbollah.

Most residents don’t have money for repairs, making them vulnerable to corruption schemes.

A confused tribunal process is a step toward justice in a case that has haunted the country for years.

Politics, corruption, and the pandemic impede reconstruction of the country’s lifeline.

A conservatorship is unlikely, but the world can work to nudge Beirut’s political class aside.

Massive foreign assistance is on its way to the country—but the government has forfeited any right to it.

A U.N.-backed tribunal convicts one Hezbollah member in the Hariri murder but fails to determine who ordered it.

Calls for fundamental political reform are gaining momentum in Lebanon after a deadly twin explosion this month laid bare government negligence.

As protests rock another post-Soviet state, the Kremlin could be in an annexationist mood. 

Reeling from the aftermath of a chemical explosion in the city’s port, Lebanon’s most vulnerable are bracing for even more anguish.

After decades of living in denial, the country has hit rock bottom—but glimmers of a brighter future are starting to emerge.

If the United States lets France take the lead, the Lebanese people will get more political paralysis, cosmetic reforms, and Hezbollah control of state institutions.

After a record seizure, Italian police blamed the terror group. It’s more likely the Syrian regime has a hand in production and trafficking.

The Lebanese public wants answers and accountability for last week’s port explosion—not scapegoats.

Beirut’s blast reopens old political wounds, why Europe must stand up for Belarus, and Colombian armed groups spread fear amid lockdown.