Lebanon is undergoing a commitment to reform, rejecting foreign interference. Experts suggest a peaceful, gradual approach paired with nation-building is necessary to manage the challenge posed by Hezbollah.

Angela Diffley is pleased to welcome Bilal Y. Saab, Senior Managing Director of TRENDS US.Former Pentagon Official in the first Trump administration. According to Saab, Lebanon is at a crossroads: the government is committed to reform, is fundamentally “pro-Lebanese” and rejects interference from external actors. The central challenge remains Hezbollah, an entrenched, hybrid actor operating across political, military, and economic domains. Rather than advocating for abrupt or violent confrontati...