A conversation with Mohanad Hage Ali - deputy director for research at the Malcolm H. Kerr Carnegie Middle East Center. An episode co-hosted by Wael Taleb - journalist at L'Orient Today.
A discussion on Hezbollah's calculations in the South, regional diplomacy underway and Lebanon's position vis-a-vis the ongoing Hamas-Israel war.
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Timestamps:
0:00 Intro
2:25 We are all learning
5:31 Increasing danger
10:31 Active & reactive
13:58 Israeli public opinion
17:30 Hamas’ rhetoric
22:31 Back to Lebanon
30:48 Hezbollah’s capabilities
36:09 Houthis
39:10 Israel & the region
42:21 Hezbollah-Iran relationship
59:10 Regional negotiations
1:06:33 Parallels
1:18:56 ‘Pacifying’ force
1:26:11 Battlefield role
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