Bangladesh, Aug. 5 -- Lebanon remains suspended between the shadows of its past and the uncertainties of its future. While the country has long been wracked by political dysfunction, economic collapse, and social fragmentation, the deeper, more intractable issue lies in its sovereignty – or lack thereof. At the heart of this dilemma stands Hezbollah, once hailed as a resistance movement and now a heavily armed state within a state. As new regional dynamics emerge and the long-standing “Axis of Resistance” wanes, Lebanon faces a crucial question: Can it return to functioning as a normal state governed by institutions, free from the grip of a militia that once shaped not only its internal politics but regional confrontatio...