Five years ago, a Hezbollah ambush set off the 34-day conflict that has loomed large over the region ever since. The five-year anniversary provides an opportunity to reexamine the conflict, and what others may learn from it, including American officials.

Why Israel's campaign against Hamas may succeed.

As Lebanon unravels along ethnic and sectarian lines, the United States appears confused about how to confront Hezbollah, as well as other Iranian proxies. Can Hezbollah be disarmed? Is it possible to secure Lebanon’s independence from Syrian and Iranian influence? As U.S. policy vacillates between engagement and confrontation, what guiding...

Syria has always been among the Middle East's most repressive dictatorships, in addition to serving as the home to terrorists that have killed American soldiers and non-combatants in Iraq, Lebanon, Israel, the West Bank and more. Now, Syria is under fire from within; since March 2011, thousands of innocent Syrians have been killed in ruthless assaults by the Assad regime. While government forces continue to bombard major cities with appalling brutality, US strategic interests argue for intervention in this pivotal Arab country.

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Five months after United Nations Security Council Resolution 1701 ended last summer’s war between Israel and Hezbollah, Lebanon’s political landscape has descended into chaos. Since the implementation of a ceasefire last August, the Shiite militia led by Hassan Nasrallah has agitated for greater “power-sharing” and vowed to bring down the...