How has the Syrian civil war affected Hezbollah, and what should the U.S. do? (Ian Merritt, Brookings)

The media focus on the Islamic State has taken the spotlight off another powerful Middle East rebel and terrorist group that also controls territory and acts like a state: Lebanese Hezbollah. In recent testimony before the House Committee on Foreign Affairs’ Subcommittee on the Middle East and North Africa, Dan Byman, a senior fellow and director of research in the Center for Middle East Policy, described the ongoing transformation of Hezbollah—particularly since it entered the Syrian civil war—and the implications for the region and the United States.

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Ian Merritt. Research Assistant, Foreign Policy, Center for Middle East Policy