Tag: weakened
How Friedrich Merz Will Try to Lead Europe Despite a Weakened Hand
news analysis The likely next chancellor is unpopular, and his country’s economy has stalled. But his penchant for risks could help lead to a European showdown with President Trump. By Jim Tankersley and Christopher F. Schuetze Reporting from Berlin Germany’s presumptive next chancellor could be weak from the start, for all sorts of reasons. He…
Lebanon Turns a Political Page as Hezbollah’s Hold Is Weakened
Syria’s Civil War News Analysis A stinging defeat in war has left the once untouchable group on its most uncertain footing in years. By Christina Goldbaum For decades, Hezbollah’s grip on Lebanon was iron tight. With its vast arsenal, the militant group was more powerful than the country’s national military. It controlled or held sway…