Dr. Nassif Hitti

The Arab-Islamic Summit in Doha that followed the attempted assassination of Hamas leaders on Qatari soil reaffirmed its participants’ principles in the wake of Israel’s assault on Qatar, which has been playing the role of an active “mediator” in order to halt the assault on Gaza. Held one…

Tensions in Lebanon are rising, and with them, political schisms are deepening, following the Lebanese government’s decision to establish a state monopoly on arms. This comes amid an increasingly heated regional climate, particularly in Lebanon’s immediate neighborhood. Israel's political…

In the lead-up to the UN conference on a two-state solution — scheduled for June 17–20 and co-chaired by Saudi Arabia and France — efforts to ensure its success have been intensifying. Ministerial meetings took place in Paris and Brussels late last month, alongside intensified efforts at the UN,…

The Iranian program file has returned to the forefront of developments in the Middle East, as direct political confrontation between the United States and Iran escalates and the two sides clash by proxy. Several factors are fueling this rise in tensions, which has a variety of implications for the…

Israel’s war has significantly escalated, in terms of its geographic scope, targets, and firepower over the month. This escalation is open-ended, with Lebanon replacing Gaza as Israel’s priority. The war leaves us with the following options: First: The continuation of the war, which is the policy…

The question of reviving the "Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action" (JCPOA) or the P6+1 Agreement (the five permanent members of the UN Security Council plus Germany, as well as the European Union) and Iran, has returned to the fore. Concluded on July 14, 2015, after years of negotiations, the…

The Palestinian struggle is at the forefront of the regional priorities agenda after a years-long absence that resulted from the need to put out the many other fires that have broken out. The Palestinian question has now become the most pressing and volatile concern in the region following Israel's…

Along with many others, I underlined the importance of taking a comprehensive approach to resolving the Palestinian issue on the eve of the 33rd Arab League Summit. This effort requires holding an international conference attended by all the international and regional actors who yield influence in…

The Gaza War - or Israel's genocidal war on Gaza - has been raging for three months now. The intensity of this war and the range of ways it could develop have brought the Palestinian question back to the forefront of pressing regional issues, and has thus had ramifications for the region and the…

The second round of the Israeli war on Gaza began after a week-long ceasefire. It continues after two months. The Israeli leadership, although it is unwilling to publicly admit this, realizes that it has fallen captive to the unattainable goals to obliterate Hamas it had set. The war rages on…