Ghassan Salameh in his apartment in Paris. (Credit: Anthony Samrani/L'Orient-Le Jour)
How far will Israel go in its offensive in Lebanon and, more broadly, in its ambition to reshape the Middle East across the seven fronts it is now engaged in?With no end in sight for this particularly deadly campaign, whether in Gaza or Beirut, can diplomatic efforts still bring an end to the fighting? Under what conditions?And what kind of Lebanon, and what geopolitical order, will emerge from this relentless advance?At a time when the fog of war clouds the future more than ever, former minister and United Nations negotiator in Iraq and Libya, Ghassan Salameh, provides insight into the key challenges of the lure of war, which continues to impose its harsh logic on devastated populations.As Israel’s ground offensive in Lebanon enters its second week, it has already caused more than 2,000 deaths and displaced a million people, amid daily...
How far will Israel go in its offensive in Lebanon and, more broadly, in its ambition to reshape the Middle East across the seven fronts it is now engaged in?With no end in sight for this particularly deadly campaign, whether in Gaza or Beirut, can diplomatic efforts still bring an end to the fighting? Under what conditions?And what kind of Lebanon, and what geopolitical order, will emerge from this relentless advance?At a time when the fog of war clouds the future more than ever, former minister and United Nations negotiator in Iraq and Libya, Ghassan Salameh, provides insight into the key challenges of the lure of war, which continues to impose its harsh logic on devastated populations.As Israel’s ground offensive in Lebanon enters its second week, it has already caused more than 2,000 deaths and displaced a million people, amid...