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Matthew Levitt

Matthew Levitt directs the Stein Program on Counterterrorism and Intelligence at The Washington Institute for Near East Policy and is the author of Hezbollah: The Global Footprint of Lebanon’s Party of God.

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Dastardly

Inside Hezbollah’s European Plots

The Lebanese terror group continues to operate in Europe despite warnings from the EU. What will Brussels do about it?

Matthew Levitt

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Blacklisted

There is No Distinct Hezbollah ‘Military Wing,’ So Why Ban It?

By blacklisting only Hezbollah’s military wing, E.U. member states made a political distinction of convenience. Here’s why the move will pay off anyway.

Matthew Levitt

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Terror Listings

Hezbollah Worried; Europe Should be Too

Matthew Levitt and Magnus Norell on how two alleged Hezbollah plots on European soil might lead to the E.U. listing the group as terrorists.

Matthew Levitt

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Rearming

Will the Ceasefire Last?

Matthew Levitt argues that a ceasefire will only last as long as it takes Hamas to rearm.

Matthew Levitt

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Hezbollah and Iran

Did Hezbollah Do It?

Matthew Levitt

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