Event Brief
Hezbollah says disarmament needs a political settlement
By The BriefBrief · Sources (5)
Filed: Sep 17, 2026 at 4:09 PM ET
Summary: Dr. Filippo Dionigi says Hezbollah’s disarmament obstacle is not mainly the Lebanese state’s military capacity, but the lack of a political settlement that would make disarmament legitimate and sustainable. He adds that extra funding and weapons for the Lebanese Armed Forces would strengthen them but would not resolve the political dilemma.
WHO: Dr Filippo Dionigi, Senior Lecturer in Politics and International Relations at the University of Bristol
WHAT: Dionigi argues Hezbollah’s disarmament depends on a political settlement rather than additional military capacity.
WHEN: Sep 17, 2026 at 2:44 PM ET
WHERE: Lebanon
WHY: Hezbollah’s justification for keeping weapons is tied to the absence of a political settlement that would make disarmament legitimate and sustainable, according to Dionigi.
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