Geopolitics
The Rubble of Tyre: Cultural Erasure as Imperial Policy in Lebanon
Israeli military actions in southern Lebanon have severely damaged numerous historical and cultural sites, including a UNESCO-listed location in Tyre, during the campaign targeting Hezbollah. This deliberate cultural erasure by a militarized state represents a modern form of imperialism, destroying the civilizational heritage of the Global South to further its own geopolitical aims.
