Mustafa Fahs

It is an exception in its place and in its time. It draws its foundational symbolism from the place, while giving geography an importance as broad as its three dimensions. As for time, it is not the product of the moment of signing. The choice of timing condenses multiple periods, past and future,…

Only a thin thread remains of the Iranian-American memorandum of understanding, which expires on August 18, to borrow a metaphor from the diplomacy of the Umayyad Caliphate. Today, this thread is represented by the indirect negotiations between Washington and Tehran, which mediators are keen to…

The road back from Washington is never the same as the road there. Travel between Washington and the capitals of the Middle East is rarely a routine diplomatic event - least of all when the destinations are Baghdad and Beirut, the two capitals separated by geography have been bound by fate since…

Between geographical constants and political shifts, the Eastern Mediterranean is undergoing a historic reconfiguration. Political boundaries, ideological barriers, and dogmatic regimes are receding in favor of shared interests and historical commonalities. This realignment of interests comes in…

Syrian President Ahmad al-Sharaa has introduced a different dimension to Syria's relationship with Lebanon compared to all those who preceded him in ruling Damascus. His approach to the dynamics and durability of relations between the two states and the two peoples marks a complete break with…

In waiting for the clouds to clear from the American-Iranian understanding and its terse provisions, and to see whether what is announced will differ from what has been kept secret; in waiting to identify the “relative victor” and the “relative loser,” and for the contours of a new strategic…

Lebanese Prime Minister Nawaf Salam has fulfilled his promise. The official June 6 announcement to begin developing and operating President René Moawad Airport in Qlayaat marks a foundational step that has been delayed for decades. The issue is not simply the addition of a new aviation facility to…

The elites of the Iranian regime have succeeded in absorbing the first blow, averting a vacuum in decision-making. Their rapid absorption of the shock has enabled them to maintain control and brought hardliners who had long operated in the shadows, its most radical military and political figures,…

“Hezbollah” is struggling to impose a single narrative on the southern massacre, or a single interpretation of it, and views any dissenting opinion as “treason” or a “stabbing in the back of the sacrifices.” Its goal is to prevent its own community, which carried it for years, from saying what it…

Between the natural state and the parallel state that stands in its place, especially in functional terms, the Shiite duo (Hezbollah and Amal Movement) has succeeded in entrenching sectarianism through a distorted iteration of older failed Lebanese models. In truth, the duo’s conduct at the height…