The Policy Initiative

Domestic political polarization exacerbated by increasing regional tensions render Lebanon a fertile ground for conflict and organized violence. In this initiative, TPI seeks to identify the different forms of violence, their geographies, and their drivers. We are particularly interested in social unrest—between and within Lebanese political or sectarian groups—state violence, tension exacerbated by the presence of refugees, and continued threats and breaches of Lebanese sovereignty. We also seek to identify regional turbulence and tensions and the mechanisms by which they spill over to the domestic landscape.