The Politics of Insecurity in the Arab World: A View from Beirut

Overlapping Contests and Middle East International Relations: The Return of the Weak Arab State

“…They invite, and bandwagon with, regional actors in a bid to balance the political influence of their domestic opponents and advance their own local political interests. Hazbun's (2017) contribution to this symposium uses Lebanon as a quintessential case for examining such patterns. Lebanon's sectarian elite mastered the game of aligning with external actors against domestic opponents in overlapping domestic and regional struggles.…”

“…Hazbun’s (2017) contribution to this symposium uses Lebanon as a quintessential case for examining such patterns. Lebanon’s sectarian elite mastered the game of aligning with external actors against domestic opponents in overlapping domestic and regional struggles.…”

Varieties of International Influence and the Middle East

“…However, it is no accident that it is in this region where the scant research on how international actors polarize the domestic political environment has blossomed most fully. Indeed, many of the region’s weak states have various state and non-state actors that are competing for local authority as well as international support (Hazbun 2017; see also Salloukh 2017).…”

“…Studying international influence in the Middle East provides valuable insight into how international actors influence domestic politics. As other contributors in this symposium note (Hazbun 2017; Snider 2017; Stein 2017), linkages between international and domestic politics are essential to understanding a variety of political, economic, and social developments in the Arab world. This article argues that general international relations (IR) theories about international pressure can help scholars of the Middle East to understand important dynamics in the region that have occurred since the Arab uprising.…”

Who you gonna call? Theorising everyday security practices in urban spaces with multiple security actors – The case of Beirut's Southern Suburbs

“…While Dahiyeh may be particular in its precise combination of characteristics, it provides a good 'vantage point' (Hazbun, 2017) from which to develop broader theoretical insights, as it combines characteristics that can be found elsewhere in an especially 'visible' way (see Pettigrew, 1990, p. 275). Hybrid security assemblages have burgeoned -for different reasons -in both postcolonial and neoliberal states (Sidaway, 2003;Abrahamsen & Williams, 2011).…”