Understanding Hezbollah: From Ideology to Operations

About this episode

This episode explores the evolution and influence of Hezbollah, featuring insights from expert Matthew Levitt.

Hezbollah is one of the most powerful and complex militant organisations in the world today - operating simultaneously as a political party, armed militia, and social movement. But how did the group evolve, how does it maintain influence today and what impact has the October 7th attack had on the group? In this episode, host Lucas Webber is joined by American political scientist and leading expert on Hezbollah, Matthew Levitt. Together, they explore the group’s ideological origins, its ...

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Host: Lucas Webber

Guest: Matthew Levitt

Topics covered

• Hezbollah
• militant organizations
• political influence
• ideology
• social movements

Keywords

• Hezbollah
• militant organizations
• political party
• armed militia
• social movement
• October 7th attack

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Organizations: Hezbollah, Tech Against Terrorism

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