A conversation with David Wood - senior analyst at Crisis Group. An episode co-hosted by Wael Taleb - journalist at L'Orient Today.Covering warfront expansion deeper into Lebanon, “cautious escalation” between Hezbollah and Israel and wider geopolitical developments.Help support The Beirut Banyan by contributing via PayPal:https://www.paypal.me/walkbeirutOr donating through our Patreon page:https://www.patreon.com/thebeirutbanyanSubscribe to our podcast from your preferred platform.Follow us on Facebook, Instagram & Twitter:@thebeirutbanyanAnd check out our website:www.beirutbanyan.comTimestamps::0:00 Intro1:53 Retaliation vs provocation3:20 Calibrated responses5:12 Resisting calls8:27 Respective targets10:55 Baalbek strikes13:08 2006 in retrospect15:58 Statements taken seriously18:29 Invading Lebanon in history24:12 Borders28:55 Displacement32:10 Palestine