Dr. Robert G. Rabil

Lebanon’s political vacuum demands visionary leadership to overcome sectarian decay and reclaim national sovereignty

Lebanon’s rigid sectarian legacy continues to erode its state and sustain political stagnation.

Hezbollah and the Islamic Association embraced Lebanon’s sectarian political system to reinvent their ideological roles in national politics.

U.S. diplomacy faltered between Israel and Syria, leaving both allies and adversaries unmoved.

Using as its starting point the Gulf War (1990-91), this article examines the US-Israeli-Syrian triangular relationship to see what pattern or patterns emerge and what changes these patterns have produced in American foreign policy towards the Middle East.

Iraq’s fragmented opposition attempted to unify under U.S. engagement—but the path to democracy remained elusive.

Hezbollah has outgrown its junior role to Syria, shifting from proxy to autonomous regional power.

Turkey reasserts its Ottoman legacy as Lebanon remains mired in sectarian paralysis and foreign control.

Fathi Yakan’s activism transformed Sunni Islamism in Lebanon into an organized political force.

Hezbollah’s claims about Israel's colonial ambitions in Lebanon do not stand the test of Israel-Lebanon’s history.

This monograph sheds light on the scope and breadth of Turkish influence in Lebanon.

From militia to modern polity: Hezbollah’s transformation into Lebanon’s state-sponsor and military force.

Lebanese Maronites shifted from isolationist resistance to being branded traitors amid political realignments on Syrian withdrawal.

From fragmentation to coordination: how Iraq’s fragmented opposition forged unity amid repression and exile.

How Saddam’s regime institutionalized fear and turned ordinary citizens into agents of terror.

Israel’s strategic decisions in Lebanon were not choices but necessities in the face of evolving threats.