This book examines Hezbollah's transition from a domestic into a
regional armed non-state actor (ANSA). Taking its point of
departure in Hezbollah's historiography on the military and
political levels in Lebanon, it focuses on the participation of
Hezbollah's troops in Syria's sect-coded civil war. Initially
limited, Hezbollah's intervention in the Syrian conflict gradually
increased into a full-scale engagement across vast swathes of
Syrian territory, with Hezbollah instrumentalizing its sectarian
(Shi'a) identity to justify its engagement. Sect-centric narratives
and victimhood were a mere tool for what was a geopolitical
confrontation, and Hezbollah's involvement launched it to becoming
a regional ANSA. The book outlines that this transition was only
plausible because of the interplay between three factors:
Hezbollah's sectarian mobilization and instrumentalization of its
sectarian identity; the shift into a quasi-army combining classical
with guerrilla tactics and formations; and its embedding as a
partner in the axis which now extends from Beirut to Tehran. It was
in 2018 that a set of conditions, impossible to reproduce, allowed
Hezbollah to reach its culmination on both the domestic and
regional theatres. This book shows that ANSAs are playing prominent
roles in the regional order in the Middle East. Meticulously
researched, Hezbollah is a comprehensive study ideal for
upper-level undergraduates and above with an interest in Middle
East studies, Middle East politics, and international relations.
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