The Lebanese Cabinet has tasked the army with drafting a plan outlining how weapons in the country should be managed. It will mainly target those held by Hezbollah, with the aim of placing the organization’s arsenal under state control by the end of the year.

There is an unshakable sentiment in the world today that something is loose. There is an unshakable feeling that the world is in a state of freewheeling. This is not new but has been going on for the past decade.

In recent years, hardly a week has gone by without a visit or announcement involving a country in Central Asia or the South Caucasus and a Gulf state. The pace of engagement between these regions is accelerating across diplomacy, business and security.