Long associated with military protection, considerable political influence and a particular status within Lebanon’s political balance, Hezbollah helped foster, among part of the Shiite community, a sense of power and pre-eminence. The destruction, the death of Hassan Nasrallah and the weakening of the movement are now calling this perception into question. During this research mission in Lebanon, field observations and interviews reveal a deeper transformation: a shift in the relationship with citizenship, power and the place of the Shiite community within the Lebanese state.

As part of its research and analytical work on geopolitical transformations in the Middle East, EISMENA sent Lyna Ouandjeli, Head of Research and Strategic Partnerships to Lebanon for a week-long research mission from 22 to 29 October 2026. This first field report examines the rejection of the term “resilience”, increasingly imposed by media and political discourse on the Lebanese population.