Beirut is moving cautiously toward Damascus, seeking to redefine a relationship long marked by asymmetry and distrust. The stated aim is clear: to break with the logic of subordination inherited from the past and to establish a state-to-state dialogue, without pretense or ambiguity. Yet between the two capitals, history, with its scars and unspoken truths, intrudes at every step and slows a rapprochement that remains fragile.