Jacques Neriah / JNS.org
ARTICLES BY: Jacques Neriah / JNS.org

Arabism, Islamism and Iranian Hegemony
JNS.org - The so-called Arab Spring in 2011 was supposed to topple the Arab post-colonial regimes and replace them with governments adapted to the reality...

The Other (Ugly) Face of Lebanon
JNS.org - Lebanon’s dire economic situation, and the paralysis of its governing structures, trigger in many a yearning for the country that once was. The...

The Battle for Lebanon’s Arab Identity
JNS.org - Before he was appointed to his current post, Lebanese Information Minister Georges Kordahi granted an interview in which he criticized the Saudi and...

Quo Vadis, Lebanon?
JNS.org - The specter of civil war raised its head in Lebanon on Oct. 14, 2021 following bloody clashes between Christian forces and “peaceful protesters”...

Hezbollah Is the Only Winner in Lebanon
JNS.org - “Plus ça change, plus c’est la même chose” is a French epigram immortalized by Jean-Baptiste Alphonse Karr in the January 1849 issue of...

Lebanon Stands at the Abyss
JNS.org - For months, Lebanon has been enduring a dire economic situation. Its middle class has been wiped out. The country finds itself in extreme...

Gaza as a Military Testing Ground for Iran
JNS.org - Upon examining the course of the 11-day war between Israel and terrorist groups in the Gaza Strip, one cannot help but understand that...

After Being Ravaged by Iran and Hezbollah, Has Lebanon Entered the Abyss?
JNS.org - Since October 2019, the world has witnessed the dismemberment of Lebanon. Lebanon’s confessional system was established in 1943 when a national covenant distributed...

Lebanon’s Economic Quicksand
JNS.org - “Lebanon is the Titanic without the orchestra,” French Foreign Minister Jean-Yves Le Drian stated on December 13, 2020. “The Lebanese are in complete...

Post-Trump: Challenges and Opportunities in the Middle East
JNS.org - When the dust settles on the Trump presidency, historians will try to assess Donald Trump’s reshuffling of the Obama legacy toward the Middle...