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From an “Islamic Awakening” to the Battle for Western Public opinion: October 7 Beyond the Battlefield
Three years have passed since October 7, 2023, a day that became one of the defining events in the

Iraq: The Americans Have Left, the Militias Remain, and the Potential Threat to Israel
By: Tal Beeri and Dr. Zoe Levornik In an Alma Center report published in August 2026, we examined the

Three Blasts in Six Weeks: Syria’s Energy Infrastructure Faces a Security Test
Within roughly six weeks, three significant explosions occurred along gas pipelines in Syria: As of this writing, it has

Hezbollah’s Civilian Front Against the Lebanese Government: Nabatieh at the Center of the Struggle
On October 2, Lebanese Prime Minister Nawaf Salam visited Nabatieh, accompanied by the ministers of interior and finance. During

“Independents for Lebanon”: A Christian Bridge to Hezbollah’s “Resistance” Discourse
On September 26, 2026, the “Christian Conference in Support of the South” was held in Beirut at the initiative

The End of UNIFIL’s Mandate: What Kind of Vacuum Will It Leave in Southern Lebanon?
By: Dr. Zoe Levornik and Sarit Zehavi Under United Nations Security Council Resolution 2790 of August 2025, UNIFIL is

Syrian Security Forces Intercept a Hezbollah Cell in the Yarmouk Basin, September 29, 2026
On September 29, Syrian Internal Security forces announced the arrest of a three-member Hezbollah-affiliated cell in the Yarmouk Basin,

Two Years After Nasrallah’s Elimination: Hezbollah Is Weakened but Still Controls the Narrative
Two years after Hassan Nasrallah’s elimination, Hezbollah operates in a reality very different from the one it knew under

The Plight of the Displaced as Political Leverage: How Hezbollah Channels Anger Toward the Lebanese Government
In recent weeks, a series of protests has spread across Lebanon that, on the surface, appear to be civilian

Special Report: Hezbollah’s Media Ecosystem – Media Organizations, Influence Mechanisms and the Evolution of Narratives
Executive Summary Hezbollah’s media ecosystem is a strategic component of the organization’s power, rather than a complementary layer surrounding

From Deir Mimas to Escalation: How Hezbollah Could Exploit Its Grip on the Lebanese Army
It appears that someone in Hezbollah did not like our September 22 report on the incident between the IDF

Could the September 18 incident in the village of Deir Mimas in southern Lebanon, between the IDF and the LAF, have been avoided had the Lebanese force not been commanded by a Shiite officer?
According to a statement issued by the Lebanese Armed Forces, its soldiers from the 7th Brigade established a temporary