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 Hezbollah: The Global Footprint of Lebanon's God Party is the first thorough examination of Hezbollah's clandestine activities beyond Lebanon's borders, including its financial and logistical support networks and its criminal and terrorist operations around the world.

 Hezbollah - Lebanon's "Party of God" - is a multifaceted organization: it is a powerful political party in Lebanon, a Shiite religious and social movement, the largest militia in Lebanon, a close ally of Iran, and a terrorist organization. Drawing on a wide range of sources, including recently declassified government documents, court records, and personal interviews with intelligence and law enforcement officials around the world, Matthew Levitt examines Hezbollah's origins, its first violent forays in Lebanon, and then its terrorist activities and criminal enterprises abroad in Europe, the Middle East, North America, Southeast Asia, and late Asia. Levitt also describes Hezbollah's unit dedicated to supporting Palestinian militant groups and Hezbollah's involvement in training and supporting insurgents who fought American troops in post-Saddam Iraq. The book concludes with a look at Hezbollah's integral and ongoing role in Iran's shadow war with Israel and the West, including plots targeting civilians around the world.

 Levitt convincingly shows that Hezbollah's willingness to use violence at home and abroad, its global reach, and its patron-servant relationship with the Iranian regime should raise serious concerns. Hezbollah is an important book for scholars, policymakers, students, and the general public interested in international security, terrorism, transnational criminal organizations, and Middle East studies. To purchase the book, click here