TURNING THE PAGE ON THE JULY WAR

TURNING THE PAGE ON THE JULY WAR — Today marks the end of the era of Hezbollah’s dominance which began after the July 2006 war. Key questions arise about Lebanon’s future: the feasibility of resistance in its current state, the meaning of sovereignty amid foreign influence, the shape of a political structure that can handle reconstruction and Hezbollah’s role, and the risk of internal violence as Lebanon’s internal balance continues to crumble.