Lebanon And The Middle East

In the Middle East, Special history process, ethnic composition, religious belief, mountainous region and so on, which makes Lebanon to be a special political entity. Lebanon is not only a region where multi-nationalities, religions, civilizations converge, but also a stage where multi-invaders compete and contend. Complicated Lebanon issues refer widely, permanently, deeply which is rather rare in world history. Although it does not cover all the Arab-Israeli conflicts far away, it is not only an significant turbulent root, but also a troublesome problem which the peace process can not overstep in the Middle East. It is a key task that we research the Middle East issues in the fields of world history and international relationship. It is on the ground of its historic significance and its lasting impact on the Middle East international relations that this paper selects Lebanon issues and its impact as its case study.The whole paper is composed of six parts, which may be arranged as follows:The prelude gives a brief illustration of the research object and significance, research situation home and abroad, research content and method of this topic, and places emphasis on textual research of the conceptual connotation of the Lebanon issues and correlative sectarian system in which state power is distributed by various sects—the focus of the paper, and examines Lebanon Civil War that is defined as the Civil War during 1975-1991 in the 20th century.Chapter one examines the deep causes rooted in history and geography. Lebanon history is filled with political, social and economic multi-obstacles, which are intrinsic in Lebanon. In Lebanon history, its issue formation has important causes as follows: long-term sectariansegmentation, setting up sectarian system in 1861 and special geographical environment and so on.Chapter two is the specific case study on Lebanon Civil War. The Civil War went on for sixteen years during 1975-1991. This chapter detailedly describes and analyses its outbreak, process, result and influence, and focuses on rootling its internal sticking points and external causes thoroughly and comprehensively.Chapter three analyses Lebanon-Israeli conflicts in a comprehensive way. Lebanon issues and Arab-Israeli conflicts influence mutually, and its internal contradictions interrelate with Palestine issues intimately. First, this chapter depicts Lebanon-Israeli conflicts that has been an important part of Arab-Israeli conflicts, and examines Palestine- Israeli conflicts and immediate Lebanon Moslem sect Shiah Hezbollah(True God Party)-Israeli conflicts in the south of Lebanon, which is the focus of the chapter. Moreover, South Lebanon issue has been the focus on the Arab-Israeli conflicts since 1970th, and this chapter explores and discusses its formation process, sensitive connotation, temporary settlement and so on.Chapter four analyses Lebanon issues and especially its profound influence on the Middle East international relationship. Thanks to its anfractuosity and extension, this chapter emphasizes particularly Lebanon-Israeli conflicts exert long-term impact on American-Israeli security strategy, Islamic world internal differentiation, the Middle East peace process and so on.The epilogue makes a summary of the whole paper, and also further puts forward that Lebanon issues actually reflect as follows: On the one hand, the Middle East contradictions and conflicts are the continuity of the historical carry-over problems themselves;on the other hand, they are also the chronic illnesses of external forces interferences. In theWest-dominating globalized times, hegemonic politics infestation and random infringing weak nations interests become one of the roots that various regional radical forces especially terrorism grow and evolve rapidly.In conclusion, this paper tries hard to study and examine Lebanon issues and its impact on the Middle East international relations in a more detailed, comprehensive and systematic way. Noticeably, owing to the level limitation of the author, many discussions and views are groping, and the author expects to promote people to attend the Middle East situations and study them in this way.