Investigating Lebanon's Political Murders
International Idealism in the Realist Middle East
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 10278922 |
|---|---|
| Authors | William Harris (0000-0001-5263-0459), William W Harris (0009-0004-0979-3841, corresponding author) |
| Year | 2013 |
| Volume | 67 |
| Issue | 1 |
| Pages | 9-27 |
| Publication date | 2013-01-15 |
| Open Access | No |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | The Middle East Journal (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 0026-3141 • E-ISSN: 1940-3461 |
| Publisher | The Middle East Journal (PUBLISHER) |
| DOI | 10.3751/67.1.11 |
| OpenAlex | W1965251687 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 2 |
| References cited | 5 |
This article reviews the investigation of Lebanon’s 2004–2008 string of assassinations, a novel international venture precipitated by the February 2005 assassination of former prime minister Rafiq al-Hariri. It argues that shifting realist and idealist impulses on the international level, alongside a vicious struggle in Lebanon, allowed the intrusion of international justice in the form of the Special Tribunal for Lebanon (STL), although with meager results up to late 2012. The impact on Lebanon of the uprising in Syria against the Asad regime, a prime suspect in Lebanese assassinations, has both overshadowed the affair and raised the stakes involved in the STL’s pursuit of it
Ancient history · Criminology · Epistemology · Idealism · Middle East · Political economy · Political science · Politics · Sociology · History · Jewish and Middle Eastern Studies · Law · Middle East and Rwanda Conflicts · Middle East Politics and Society · Philosophy
| Citations per year | 0.2 |
|---|---|
| Citation span | 2016 - 2021 (6) |
| Highly cited | No |