Israel-Lebanon-Syria Border: Are the Threats the Same?
Résumé
In r/Lebanon, members revisit a 2014 analysis of emerging threats along the Israel-Lebanon-Syria frontier and ask whether the tribes involved resemble groups in recent border clashes. The discussion examines Arab tribal politics, Hezbollah and Iranian strategy, Israeli security concerns, and the region’s continuing instability.
"Tri-Border' Region: Emerging Threats Along the Israel-Lebanon-Syria Frontier" this is from 10 years ago , are these same tribes that were fighting recently on both Syrian/Lebanese borders ?
New 'Tri-Border' Region: Emerging Threats Along the Israel-Lebanon-Syria Frontier
by Boaz Ganor, Hussain Abdul-Hussain
Nov 12, 2014
New 'Tri-Border' Region: Emerging Threats Along the Israel-Lebanon-Syria Frontier
by Boaz Ganor, Hussain Abdul-Hussain
Nov 12, 2014
ABOUT THE AUTHORS
Boaz Ganor
Boaz Ganor is the associate dean of the Lauder School of Government and executive director of the International Institute for Counter-Terrorism at the Interdisciplinary Center Herzliya. He is also the founder and chairman of the International Counter-Terrorism Academic Community.
Hussain Abdul-Hussain
Hussain Abdul-Hussain is the Washington correspondent for the Kuwaiti daily al-Rai. Previously, he worked as a producer for Alhurra and an editor at the Beirut Daily Star. He is also a frequent contributor to NOW Lebanon.
Brief Analysis
A detailed discussion of the various factors fueling or constraining chaos on Syria's borders, including Arab tribal politics, Israeli security calculations, Iranian-Hezbollah military strategy, and a seemingly hesitant U.S.-led air campaign.
On November 6, 2014, Boaz Ganor and Hussain Abdul-Hussain addressed a Policy Forum at The Washington Institute. Ganor is the associate dean of the Lauder School of Government and executive director of the International Institute for Counter-Terrorism at the Interdisciplinary Center Herzliya. Abdul-Hussain is the Washington correspondent for the Kuwaiti daily al-Rai and a former editor at the Beirut Daily Star. The following is a rapporteur's summary of their remarks.
BOAZ GANOR
Beginning in the early 1980s, the concept of exporting Ayatollah Khomeini's Shiite revolution became one of the main factors shaping Iran's foreign policy. The idea was to establish a Shiite crescent spanning Iran, Iraq, Syria, and Lebanon. Tehran thus created Hezbollah, the state's long arm, supporting the group's military capabilities and making it one of the strongest nonstate actors in the region.
Today, Hezbollah holds approximately 100,000 rockets and missiles. From...
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