Army chief Joseph Aoun meets his Jordanian counterpart Youssef Ahmad al-Huneiti in Amman on October 27, 2024. (Photo taken from the Lebanese army website)
How to achieve a cease-fire? What are the mechanisms for the implementation of Resolution 1701? What will the post-war political situation look like? All these questions are on the agenda of international negotiations on the Lebanese dossier. Several parties are seeking to join these negotiations, while keeping the U.S. position as a ‘reference.’All negotiations must take place within the framework and limits set out by the United States to ensure Washington’s regional influence. Despite all the talk of a side agreement or ‘mechanism’ to implement Resolution 1701, the Americans are not in favor of amending the U.N. resolution, as it would require circumventing the risk of a Russian or Chinese veto during a vote at the Security Council. All the more so as the Americans refuse to negotiate with these two powers, refusing to give Moscow and...
How to achieve a cease-fire? What are the mechanisms for the implementation of Resolution 1701? What will the post-war political situation look like? All these questions are on the agenda of international negotiations on the Lebanese dossier. Several parties are seeking to join these negotiations, while keeping the U.S. position as a ‘reference.’All negotiations must take place within the framework and limits set out by the United States to ensure Washington’s regional influence. Despite all the talk of a side agreement or ‘mechanism’ to implement Resolution 1701, the Americans are not in favor of amending the U.N. resolution, as it would require circumventing the risk of a Russian or Chinese veto during a vote at the Security Council. All the more so as the Americans refuse to negotiate with these two powers, refusing to give...