The Pivotal Moment: Gut Hezbollah's War Chest--Or Risk Reviving It

Lebanon is facing a once-in-a-generation opening to finally cripple Hezbollah’s financial machine. But that window is narrow — and closing fast.

In this Blood Money Media interview, former U.S. national security official and Atlantic Council fellow Hagar Chemali breaks down how Lebanon’s economic collapse has simultaneously weakened Hezbollah and created new opportunities for the group to entrench its power through the cash economy. She warns that the IMF’s approach could unintentionally sustain Hezbollah’s liquidity lifelines by keeping the cash-based system alive.