# What Can Negotiations Between Lebanon and Israel Achieve?

An episode of [State of Play](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/podcast/1818389132), 26 May 2026, 34 min.

Audio: https://cohst.app/pdcst/7C0R7W/traffic.megaphone.fm/CSIS9812663982.mp3

Under U.S. pressure, Lebanon and Israel recently entered into direct negotiations for the first time in 30 years. This week, Mona Yacoubian and Paul Salem join Will to discuss what each side is hoping to get out of the negotiations, how the talks fit into the broader regional context, and what the prospects for success are. • Paul Salem, “Lebanon and Israel Talks: Empowering Diplomacy Over Open-Ended Conflict,” CSIS, May 14, 2026. • Mona Yacoubian, “Lebanon’s Moment of Reckoning,” Foreign Policy, April 21, 2026.

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