Publications & Tools

	Lebanon‘s Evolving Relationship with Syria May 2010 \| Peace Brief by Mona Yacoubian Lebanon’s outreach to Syria is motivated by significant shifts in the regional political landscape, particularly Syria’s renewed regional and global influence. Lebanese Prime Minister Saad Hariri appears to have made a strategic decision that rapprochement with Syria is in Lebanon’s best interest, offering the greatest chance for stability and resolution of a number of outstanding bilateral issues including greater guarantees for Lebanese sovereignty. Countries: Lebanon, Syria
	Lebanon's Unstable Equilibrium November 2009 \| Peace Brief by Mona Yacoubian In the wake of Lebanon forming a new government, USIP assesses how the country can ensure ongoing political progress and stability. Countries: Lebanon \| Issue Areas: Economics and Conflict, Mediation and Facilitation, Negotiation and Diplomacy, Religion and Peacemaking
	Lebanon’s Parliamentary Elections: June 2009 \| Working Paper by Mona Yacoubian The June 7th parliamentary elections mark another important step in Lebanon’s postcivil war transition. The Cedar Revolution opened a new chapter in Lebanese history, inaugurating the end of outright Syrian hegemony. The mass protest movement mobilized following the February 14, 2005, assassination of former Prime Minister Rafiq Hariri forced the Syrian military to withdraw in April 2005 after thirty years of occupation. Countries: Lebanon, Syria
	Facing the Abyss: Lebanon's Deadly Political Stalemate February 2008 \| Peace Brief by Mona Yacoubian A protracted political stalemate plagues Lebanon. This dangerous deadlock has propelled the country once again toward the abyss of civil war. Will the violence that haunts the country's past recur? Is there a way out? Countries: Lebanon \| Issue Areas: Conflict Analysis and Prevention

	Lebanon‘s Evolving Relationship with Syria May 2010 \| Peace Brief by Mona Yacoubian Lebanon’s outreach to Syria is motivated by significant shifts in the regional political landscape, particularly Syria’s renewed regional and global influence. Lebanese Prime Minister Saad Hariri appears to have made a strategic decision that rapprochement with Syria is in Lebanon’s best interest, offering the greatest chance for stability and resolution of a number of outstanding bilateral issues including greater guarantees for Lebanese sovereignty. Countries: Lebanon, Syria
	Lebanon's Unstable Equilibrium November 2009 \| Peace Brief by Mona Yacoubian In the wake of Lebanon forming a new government, USIP assesses how the country can ensure ongoing political progress and stability. Countries: Lebanon \| Issue Areas: Economics and Conflict, Mediation and Facilitation, Negotiation and Diplomacy, Religion and Peacemaking
	Lebanon’s Parliamentary Elections: June 2009 \| Working Paper by Mona Yacoubian The June 7th parliamentary elections mark another important step in Lebanon’s postcivil war transition. The Cedar Revolution opened a new chapter in Lebanese history, inaugurating the end of outright Syrian hegemony. The mass protest movement mobilized following the February 14, 2005, assassination of former Prime Minister Rafiq Hariri forced the Syrian military to withdraw in April 2005 after thirty years of occupation. Countries: Lebanon, Syria
	Facing the Abyss: Lebanon's Deadly Political Stalemate February 2008 \| Peace Brief by Mona Yacoubian A protracted political stalemate plagues Lebanon. This dangerous deadlock has propelled the country once again toward the abyss of civil war. Will the violence that haunts the country's past recur? Is there a way out? Countries: Lebanon \| Issue Areas: Conflict Analysis and Prevention

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Lebanon Working Group