Robert Satloff is the Segal Executive Director of The Washington Institute, a post he assumed in January 1993.
Articles & Testimony
By building on the death of an Iran-backed terrorist leader, President Biden has the opportunity to leave the Middle East better today than it was on October 8, which is no small achievement.
The assassination is not only the most significant targeted killing in Israel’s history, but also the first chapter in what could be a new, more hopeful future for Lebanon, its long-suffering northern neighbor. Here are six implications of Nasrallah’s death.
First, after wiping out virtually the entire Hezbollah political and military command, Israel is unlikely to suspend its military operations in Lebanon. Hopefully, it will achieve its objectives swiftly and avoid the fatal attraction of the long-term reoccupation of Lebanese territory...