Western countries have made it a norm, if not a policy, to deliberately bypass the Lebanese government institutions when implementing their policies in Lebanon. As Western pressures on Lebanon have increased on issues such as economic reform and the Syrian refugees, efforts have been ramped up to offer an independent ...
The recent diplomatic thaw between Saudi Arabia and Iran, brokered by China, marks a momentous shift in the geopolitical landscape of the Middle East. While Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has sought to isolate Iran, the Chinese-brokered agreement between the two powers suggests that the United States is ceding ground in the ...
