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Israeli tank destroyed by Hezbollah fighters in Lebanon in 2006 (Photo: MATEUS_27:24&25)

Will EU listing of Hezbollah promote stability?

The scales of confessional compromise in Lebanon - on edge at the best of times - are currently close to tipping point.

Spillover from the ongoing Syrian stalemate is increasingly apparent. The humanitarian and societal challenges of welcoming over half a million refugees are considerable, while hidden and not-so-hidden hands have fomented sporadic outbreaks of sectarian-driven violence across the country.

Politically, the situation in Beirut has deteriorated since the resignati...

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Andrew Rettman is EUobserver's Foreign Affairs Editor. He has been writing about foreign and security affairs for EUobserver since 2005. He is Polish but grew up in the UK. He has also written for The Guardian, The Telegraph, and The Times of London.

Israeli tank destroyed by Hezbollah fighters in Lebanon in 2006 (Photo: MATEUS_27:24&25)

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Andrew Rettman is EUobserver's Foreign Affairs Editor. He has been writing about foreign and security affairs for EUobserver since 2005. He is Polish but grew up in the UK. He has also written for The Guardian, The Telegraph, and The Times of London.

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