Columbia International Affairs Online: Policy Briefs

CIAO DATE: 11/2011

Regional Dynamics of the Syrian Uprising: The Impact on Lebanon and Hezbollah

Mona Yacoubian

October 2011

United States Institute of Peace

Abstract

This Peace Brief is part of a series examining the regional dimensions of Syria’s popular uprising. The Institute invited leading experts from the U.S. and across the Middle East to identify key vectors of influence Syria’s neighbors are bringing to bear on the conflict; to forecast how the on-going conflict in Syria will affect the delicate and volatile regional balance of power; and to examine how the Syrian opposition and the Syria regime are factoring in regional and cross-border dynamics.