7. LEBANON - South Lebanon's Unenforced Peace Agreement - HUSSAIN ABDUL-HUSSAIN 100626

1860 - 1914 LEBANONSouth Lebanon's Unenforced Peace AgreementHussain Abdul-Hussain explains the complex diplomatic impasse in South Lebanon following the creation of experimental pilot security zones. Although a State Department framework required the Lebanese army to disarm Hezbollah before Israeli forces withdraw, military leadership refuses to act due to civil war fears. Meanwhile, UNIFILpeacekeeping operations have proven ineffective and are scheduled to disband by year's end. Consequently, covert Iranian sponsorship continues sustaining Hezbollah, leaving the signed peace agreement completely unenforced. (7)