Has Lebanon Become on the Verge of Disintegration?

An analytical article in Annahar addressed the risks of Hezbollah’s weapons remaining outside state authority and its impact on Lebanese sovereignty and internal balances. It argued that an imbalance of power, alongside Iranian support for Hezbollah, could push other components to seek self-security or external guarantees, eroding the state’s actual unity. It warned that failure to confine weapons to national authority could encourage Israel to expand its military intervention, and that continued erosion of state authority could lead to de facto disintegration even if the entity remains unified in form and law.