Northern Lebanon Burning -- Michael J. Totten, World Affairs
Northern Lebanon is currently suffering the kind of violent absurdity that occurs nowhere in the world but the Middle East.
The Syrian civil war is spilling into the city of Tripoli, the second largest in Lebanon. Sunni Muslims in the poor neighborhood of Bab al-Tabbaneh are at war with an Alawite militia in the adjacent hilltop neighborhood of Jebel Mohsen that supports Bashar al-Assad’s regime. Last week there was even a shootout at a hospital, of all places.
So far this is hardly original. What makes this conflict absurdly unusual is that segments of the Lebanese army are protecting both militias, and they’re doing so on behalf of a foreign government—Syria’s.
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Commentaries, Opinions, And Editorials
The Real Reason Putin Supports Assad: Mistaking Syria for Chechnya -- Fiona Hill, Foreign Affairs
A new Syria must have U.S. support -- Frederic C. Hof, Washington Post
Syria’s rebels: Entanglement at home and abroad -- The Economist
The Arab League Actually Does Something -- Michael Stephens, Foreign Policy
Report: Sanctions may be speeding Iran's nuclear advancement -- Scott Peterson, Christian Science Monitor
Viewpoint: What is driving North Korea's threats? -- Andrea Berger Royal United Services Institute/BBC
Why I just got called out by North Korean state media -- Max Fisher, Washington Post
South Korea’s Nuclear Debate and the Credibility of U.S. Extended Deterrence -- Scott A. Snyder, Council On Foreign Relations
Is China Bullying Its Neighbors Over Some Rocks in South China Sea? -- Jinyoung Park, PolicyMic
Why Russia Refused to Bail Out Cyprus -- Ian Bremmer, Financial Times
Merkel's Caution: Berlin Reverts to Old Timidity on Military Missions -- Spiegel Online
In UN arms trade treaty debate, US signature may hinge on Brits -- Ben Quinn, Christian Science Monitor
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