With Lebanon already in the midst of an economic and political meltdown, a deadly gun battle last week in downtown Beirut added fears of renewed sectarian warfare to the country’s list of deepening woes. In response, Hezbollah leader Hassan Nasrallah brazenly reminded his domestic opponents that he commands 100,000 trained fighters who are ready to defend the group’s dominant power over the Lebanese state. For its part, the Biden administration immediately pledged to deliver another $67 million of assistance to Lebanon’s Armed Forces in hopes that the military – despite past precedent — might still play a useful role in stabilizing the worsening situation.

Please join IDF MG (ret.) Yaacov Amidror, a JINSA Gemunder Center Distinguished Fellow, and David Schenker, the former U.S. Assistant Secretary of State for Near East Affairs, to discuss Lebanon’s accelerating crisis and what the United States and its partners should be doing to protect their interests, weaken the ruinous influence of Hezbollah, and mitigate where possible the suffering of the Lebanese people.

This webinar will be moderated by JINSA Senior Fellow John Hannah.