An Obituary on Lebanon’s ‘Cedar Revolution’

Ten years ago this week, one million Lebanese – a quarter of Lebanon’s population – congregated in downtown Beirut at Continue reading →

Lebanon’s Red Lines, Bared

By Sharmine Narwani What a difference a week can make in the Middle East. On October 19, when a car Continue reading →

In Lebanon, The Plot Thickens

By Sharmine Narwani The Special Tribunal for Lebanon (STL), the UN Security Council-initiated investigation into the February 14, 2005 assassination Continue reading →

“Pffft” Went the UN Tribunal on Lebanon

By Sharmine Narwani On Thursday, the UN’s Special Tribunal for Lebanon (STL), a Security Council backed investigation of the 2005 Continue reading →

Justice, or a Death Blow for Lebanon?

Lebanon expects to hear the UN-backed Special Tribunal for Lebanon (STL) deliver indictments in the investigation of ex-Prime Minister Rafiq Continue reading →