Lebanon and the Arab uprisings: in the eye of the hurricane / Martin Wählisch and Maximilian Felsch -- Part I Stability, unity and confessional balance; Lebanon's consociation politics in the post-2011 Middle East: the paradox of resilience / Tamirace Fakhoury -- The role of Hizbullah in the Syrian conflict / Magnus Ranstorp -- Jihadism in Lebanon after the Syrian uprising / Aaron Y. Zelin -- The rise of Christian nationalism in Lebanon / Maximilian Felsch -- Part II Humanitarian, economic and social challenges; Syrian refugees in Lebanon: coping with unpreceded challenges / Sam Van Vliet -- The blind spot: Palestinian refugees from Syria in Lebanon / Daniel Meir -- The economic cost of the Arab uprising for Lebanon / Marcus Marktanner, Maureen E. Wilson and Sandra El-Saghir -- The fight for oil and gas: regional rivalry, the Arab uprisings and Lebanon's energy sector / Isabella Ruble -- Part III Foreign policy, regional ties and international relations; Lebanese foreign policy and the Arab uprisings / Henrietta Wilkins -- Syrian-Lebanese relations: the impossible dissociation between Lebanon and Syria / Carsten Wieland -- US-Lebanese relations: long-term schizophrenia / Jennifer Skulte-Ouaiss --EU-Lebanese relations: shifting EU policies in the aftermath of the Arab uprisings? / Julian Pänke.