101. Lebanon: The Swing State of a New Levant
- Publication Date:
- 12-2008
- Content Type:
- Working Paper
- Institution:
- Aspen Institute
- Abstract:
- The American relationship with Lebanon has ebbed and flowed over the decades, as policy has tended to be reactive rather than driven by a clear sense of U.S. goals. More recently, the U.S. strongly supported the 2005 Lebanese independence movement against Syrian hegemony, known as the “Cedar Revolution” in the United States and the “Independence Intifada” in Lebanon, and continues to maintain strong ties to the ruling March 14 coalition which was born out of that movement.
- Political Geography:
- United States, Middle East, Lebanon, and Syria