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Hanin Ghaddar
Hanin Ghaddar

Hanin Ghaddar is the inaugural Friedmann Visiting Fellow at The Washington Institute's Geduld Program on Arab Politics, where she focuses on Shia politics throughout the Levant. She tweets @haningdr.

Lebanon between an outgoing Trump and an incoming Biden administration

The next couple of months will be a critical time, not only for the internal US political scene and national security, but also for US foreign policy, which could create decisive scenarios for the...

 Saad Hariri’s return benefits Hezbollah – he must be held accountable

One year after mass protests pushed him to resign, Saad Hariri is back as Lebanon's prime minister-designate, nominated by 65 out of 128 members of parliament.Although Hezbollah did not specifically...

 Lebanon-Israel maritime talks do not have to stop at the border

The Lebanon-Israel border talks show that Hezbollah is under pressure. They could lead to more concessions.According to the Lebanese presidency, the first round of negotiations between Lebanon and...

 Lebanon awaits the US presidential elections, but will collapse faster while it waits

Hezbollah and its sponsors in Tehran realized that they do not have to make concessions in Lebanon – or anywhere else for that matter – before the US presidential elections on November 3. They would...

 Lebanon between France’s roadmap and US sanctions

It seems Paris and Washington are playing “good cop, bad cop” when it comes to Lebanon. French President Emmanuel Macron promises aid money the country desperately needs if the Lebanese political...

 After Beirut explosion, can the international community protect Lebanese protesters?

It is not a good sign when the Lebanese security forces – which are supposed to protect the Lebanese people – decide to side with the criminals against the victims. It is also not a good sign when the...

 After the Beirut explosion, Lebanon’s political elite should be forced out

As soon as US State Undersecretary for Political Affairs David Hale landed in Beirut on Thursday a week after the deadly port explosion, the Lebanese parliament approved a state of emergency, giving...

 Israel's war between wars against Iran escalates in Syria

In Israel’s latest wave of escalating attacks in Syria, the former seems to have targeted a major Iranian-backed ammunition depot on the edge of Damascus on Monday. However, Iran’s response to...