15
September 2026
Past Event
Contested Lebanon: Israel, Iran, and US Strategy in a Fractured State

Event will also air live on this page.

 

 

Inquiries: nhuergo@hudson.org.

Contested Lebanon: Israel, Iran, and US Strategy in a Fractured State

Past Event
Invite Only
September 15, 2026
Rubio
Caption
United States Secretary of State Marco Rubio applauds as he hosts a signing ceremony with Israeli Ambassador to the US Yechiel Leiter and Lebanese Ambassador to the US Nada Hamadeh in Washington, DC, on June 26, 2026. (Getty Images)
15
September 2026
Past Event

Event will also air live on this page.

 

 

Inquiries: nhuergo@hudson.org.

Speakers:
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Ludovic Hood

Senior Fellow, Center for Peace and Security in the Middle East

Hagar
Hagar Chemali

President, Lebanon-Israel Peace Alliance

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Joel Rayburn

Senior Fellow, Center for Peace and Security in the Middle East

Hussain
Hussain Abdul Hussain

Research Fellow, Foundation for the Defense of Democracies

On June 26, Israel and Lebanon signed a framework agreement brokered by the United States, the first bilateral understanding between Jerusalem and Beirut since the May 17 Agreement of 1983. The two governments committed to implement security measures under which the Israel Defense Forces would withdraw from southern Lebanon and be replaced by units of the Lebanese Armed Forces, which would oversee Hezbollah’s disarmament.

Does this diplomatic breakthrough open the door to a new chapter for the Lebanese people? Can the Lebanese government muster the will to confront Hezbollah? Or does the consensus-based mode of governance in Beirut doom the possibility of real change? Experts from leading Washington think tanks will come together at Hudson Institute to discuss the prospects for stability in Lebanon and for future Israel-Lebanon relations.

To RSVP, please email narbatman@hudson.org.
 

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