Washington wants a special economic zone in Lebanon, promising development in exchange for security – which it can’t provide
The US wants to create a special economic zone in southern Lebanon as an incentive to push the government to disarm Hezbollah.
The idea, first floated by US presidential envoy Tom Barrack on a September visit to Beirut, rests on a straightforward bargain: security in exchange for development. In line with UN Security Council Resolution 1701, the state would gradually reduce armed activity along the border and restore full army control over the south, and in return attract investment, business tax incentives, and…
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