Lebanon’s New Status Quo
Hezbollah’s armed insurrection in May, which overran Beirut and other parts of Lebanon, has left it strengthened it and further weakened the Western-backed government. While the political accord negotiated in Doha, Qatar, may bring months, or even years, of relative calm, there can be no real stability until the Lebanese state is able to integrate or dominate non-state militias.
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BEIRUT – Hezbollah’s armed insurrection in May, which overran Beirut and other parts of Lebanon, has dealt a further blow to hopes of true state sovereignty in the country, strengthening Hezbollah and weakening the Western-backed government. But it also brought about a new political accord, negotiated in Doha, Qatar, providing for election of a president after a long stalemate, formation of a national unity government, a new election law, and a return to a national dialogue over relations between the state and non-state actors, particularly Hezbollah.