ABSTRACT
This chapter summarizes the book by contending that the role of armed non-state actors – Hezbollah in this case – became vital for the regional order. Hezbollah in particular has played a decisive role in altering the balance of power during Syria's sect-coded civil war. Through this analysis, the book sought to contribute to the literature of armed non-state actors and sectarianism. This chapter argues that sect-coded violence was an outcome rather than the primary driver and that Hezbollah contributed to the sectarian clashes across the region, namely Syria. It concludes that peace is hardly achievable in the Middle East and stability is bound to the regional states’ reconciliation. Furthermore, despite the challenges that Hezbollah has encountered, it reached its climax and its collapse is not possible in the foreseeable future. To end with, it stresses that the only salvation from chaos is through the incorporation of social and political changes in Lebanon and beyond, either through bottom-up or top-down pressures.
