If Lebanon Fails, So Does the Middle East - Middle East Forum
Born in 1933 to a farming family living in a small Maronite village south of Beirut, Michel Aoun attended Christian schools, then, during his military service, studied law at the Lebanese University. He had an active role throughout Lebanon’s war and rose to the position of commander-in-chief of the army in 1984.
The Lebanese Forces: Emergence and Transformation of the …
6 天之前 · Like others, he could not reverse Lebanon’s collapse and surrender. Prime Minister Michel Aoun’s “war of liberation” in 1990 against Syrian forces offered some hope when it mobilized widespread popular enthusiasm, only to culminate in Damascus smashing Lebanon’s army and the Christian community.
Lebanon's Shiite-Maronite Alliance of Hypocrisy
2012年6月1日 · Politics makes strange bedfellows as Hezbollah chief Hassan Nasrallah (left), a Shiite, joins Michel Aoun, a Christian Maronite and leader of the Free Patriotic Movement, 2006. The two may detest each other personally but find it convenient to ally themselves against the Sunni Arab population of Lebanon.
Violence and Diplomacy in Lebanon: The Troubled Years, 1982-1988
1983年5月17日 · A mere fifteen minutes before his presidential term was about to expire, Gemayel invited Michel Aoun to form a government; to make matters stranger yet, Gemayel had previously been close to firing Aoun from his position as army commander. Judging from Salem’s anecdotes, jokes play an important role in diplomacy.
Faces of Lebanon - Middle East Forum
2025年1月6日 · The first section introduces the country’s geography, sects, and politics; the second provides a routine but useful overview of Lebanon’s political history from 1920 to 1989; and the final one breaks new ground in English by making sense of the country’s recent past, dealing at length with Michel Aoun’s attempt to throw off the Syrian ...
Trump Shouldn’t Repeat Reagan’s or Biden’s Mistakes with Lebanon
2025年1月7日 · Until recently, Boulos tilted toward President Michel Aoun’s movement, which in turn aligns with both Hezbollah and Syria’s fallen dictator Bashar al-Assad. Hezbollah’s new leadership now believes they can survive Trump and so will be far less likely to accept defeat.
Foreign Aid Is Ruining Lebanon - Middle East Forum
2024年10月9日 · In November 2020, the U.S. Department of the Treasury press release detailed how Gibran Bassil, a Maronite Christian and son-in-law of then-President Michel Aoun, channeled money to front companies owned by himself and close family members. Forbes reported Saad Hariri, a Sunni, two-time prime minister and son of assassinated Prime Minister ...
The Political Isolation of Lebanese Sunnis - Middle East Forum
2013年6月1日 · During the talks leading to the May 2008 Doha agreement, Michel Aoun insisted that the next parliamentary elections be held at the sub-governorate level as per the 1960 electoral law. When the 2009 parliamentary elections did not give the March 8 Coalition a legislative majority, Aoun’s son-in-law, Jubran Bassil, demonized the 1960 electoral ...
Funding Lebanon is Funding Hezbollah - Middle East Forum
2020年1月13日 · Nabih Berri, the Amal movement party leader, is the speaker of a parliament controlled by Hezbollah. Lebanon’s president, Michel Aoun, wouldn’t be president without Hezbollah’s approval, which he first earned in 2006 by allying his Free Patriotic Movement to the Shia terrorist organization.
Israel and Hezbollah: The Battle before the Battle
2017年7月14日 · Then, on the official political level, Hezbollah and its allies prevented the appointment of a Lebanese president for two years, before ensuring the ascendance of their own allied candidate, then-Gen. Michel Aoun, in October 2016.