Will Hezbollah agree to peacefully disarm through dialogue is the main question everyone is asking in Lebanon. President Joseph Aoun last week reaffirmed his desire to disarm Hezbollah this year. Understandably, his preferred option is to go through this process via a national dialogue.

Sometimes in life, your enemies know you better than your friends. We tend to take our friends for granted while we know we must stay alert to our enemies.

In the last week, France has been hit by two corruption scandals within its political system, both targeting conservative leaders.