The Role of the People-Centered Defense and Security Forces in West of Asia: Case Study: Lebanon's Hezbollah

In the last half century, Lebanon has been one of the focal points of the West Asian crisis of the last half century for reasons such as the outbreak of the Civil War (1989-1975), the Israeli invasion and occupation of Lebanese territory (1982-2000), and the increasing involvement of foreign powers. This has had many consequences, including state instability and increased activism of People-Centered   Defense and Security Forces. The formation of Lebanon's Hezbollah in the light of such developments is understandable and is seen as a response to the security crises in the country.in addition, Lebanon's geographical proximity to some of the Middle East crisis hotspots provided an area for Hezbollah to maneuver and act regionally. These events have turned Lebanon's Hezbollah into a full-fledged political and regional actor over the past two decades. The purpose of this article is to provide a comprehensive analysis of the nature of Lebanon's Hezbollah. To this end, this article uses the concept of Hybrid Actors to answer the question of what was the role of Lebanon's Hezbollah as a People-Centered   Defense and Security actor in the West Asian region? The research findings show that Hezbollah has played an important role in the developments in West Asia by performing quasi-states (security, social services, participation in the political structure) and Non-State (participation in the Syrian war and Organizing resistance-axis Arab groups). It is necessary to mention that this research has been done by analytical-descriptive method.