Elias Harfoush

As I watch the scenes in Sudan, of foreigners trying to leave Khartoum any which way they can, I think of the millions of Sudanese left behind. Not lucky enough to have a foreign passport that would allow them to escape this hell, they are stuck in the crossfires of the war of “brothers,” who are…

It is difficult to understand why the US has been provoking China on Taiwan and what it hopes to achieve from this provocation, especially at this time. Indeed, several Western powers are trying to establish channels of communication with Beijing as they strive to contain the escalating war in…

After the formation of Benjamin Netanyahu’s government, which has been called the most radical government in Israel’s history, I wrote that this was a “government of confrontation.” However, I did not expect to see this wave of criticism from Israel’s friends worldwide or the internal tensions that…

The support of Lebanese parliamentary Speaker Nabih Berri and Hezbollah for former deputy Suleiman Franjieh does nothing to facilitate the resolution of the presidential crisis in Lebanon. On the contrary, Franjieh’s name being thrown into the mix complicates the task of filling the presidential…

The recent statements that Robert Malley made regarding the nuclear deal negotiations with Iran should come as no surprise. Since Biden came to office, the current administration has had its sights on reviving the deal that Donald Trump had buried. However, as Malley has said himself, diplomacy…

The Russian war on Ukraine dominated the two summits that brought Western countries together in the German province of Bavaria and the Spanish city of Madrid. G7 leaders sought to show their unity as they declared their support for Ukrainian President Zelensky and affirmed that they are standing by…

Those betting on the election results changing the political landscape in Lebanon or the country’s political trajectory, were met with a swift response from Hezbollah officials and its Secretary-General Hassan Nasrallah. Through what they considered an objective reading of the results, it is…

Electoral campaign banners and billboards erected by opposition parties have been spreading across Lebanon, denouncing the wretched state of the country and promising change. Looking at these slogans, you ask yourself: What are these dreamers betting on in a country that has been at rock bottom by…

History is repeating itself. The world underwent this dark period eight decades ago. A man has risen to power carrying delusions of grandeur and dreams of expansion beyond his country’s territory, which no longer fits his ambitions. On top of that, he carries a score to settle with the legacy of…