About this episode

The episode discusses the escalation of war in Lebanon, its humanitarian impact, and expert perspectives on the situation.

Recent escalations in Israel’s war kill or wound the equivalent of one classroom of children every day, according to the deputy chief of the UN Children Fund (UNICEF). The United Nations Interim Force in Lebanon said on Thursday that it has recorded more than 10,000 air and ground violations inside Lebanese territory since the ceasefire between Israel and Hezbollah came into effect at the end of 2024. Israel’s attack on Lebanon has created both a humanitarian crisis and a potential collapse of the Lebanese government. We explore this attack, the role of Hezbollah, and the future of Lebanon from two different expert perspectives. Our guests join us from Lebanon. [ dur: 58mins. ] Yeghia Tashjian is the International Affairs Cluster Coordinator of Issam Fares Institute for Public Policy & International Affairs (IFI) and Instructor at American University of Beruit. He is the author of U.S. policy in the South Caucasus: Keep Turkey in, Russia down and Iran out . Makram Rahab is lecturer of History at American University of Beirut & the Lebanese American University. He is the author of Conflict on Mount Lebanon: Collective Memory and the War of the Mountain . This program is…

People in this episode

Guests: Yeghia Tashjian, Makram Rahab

Topics covered

• war
• humanitarian crisis
• Lebanon
• Hezbollah
• Middle East
• Israel
• politics

Keywords

• Lebanon
• Israel
• Hezbollah
• UNICEF
• humanitarian crisis
• war
• Middle East

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: UNICEF, United Nations Interim Force in Lebanon

Books & works: U.S. policy in the South Caucasus: Keep Turkey in, Russia down and Iran out, Conflict on Mount Lebanon: Collective Memory and the War of the Mountain

Places: Lebanon, Israel, Hezbollah, South Caucasus

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