Observations since my 2010 Essay: “Hezbollah: Craving war, not wanting it”

I wrote this, below, in mid 2010. What has changed? Primarily, 1) the unexpected Syria revolt of March 2011 2) Possible Iran-US rapprochement and 3) (partially as a result) Hizbullah’s public discourse, which is arguably more restrained, employing a greater degree of economy of rhetoric than in the heady “good old days” of 2010-early 2011. […]



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