War unlikely to return to Lebanon and Gaza

A return to war in southern Lebanon or Gaza now seems improbable, despite the fragile ceasefire in both regions. The United States, which brokered and enforced the truces, appears determined to give Israel the time and space to finish what it could not achieve on the battlefield. What Israel failed to secure through war, it now seeks to achieve in a low intensity warfare a one characterised a steady pressure on Beirut and Gaza, and marked by instability and tension. Washington’s approach appears to be rooted in a strategy of sustained pressure on Beirut and Gaza. There is little doubt left about where the United States stands. Its support for Israel is absolute, but its strategies  evolved and shifted toward […]