In a series of speeches this summer, senior officials in the administration ofU.S.PresidentDonald Trumphave castthe United StatesandChinaas antagonists in a new Cold War. Speaking to theArizona…

Last week Egypt and Greece signed a maritime border agreement that sets the sea boundary between the two countries and demarcates an exclusive economic zone for oil and gas drilling rights, a move…

10 days after a catastrophic explosion of combustible ammonium nitrate that destructed the capital city, turmoil continues to engulf the nation of Lebanon. The blast has led to widespread anger from…

Joe Biden’s long search for a partner to complete the Democratic presidential ticket has finally concluded, settling on the candidate long considered the presumptive favorite by Washington observers,…

On the one hand, Joe Biden — who is running as the candidate who promises to make the presidency boring again — made the most obvious — that is, boring — selection for his running mate on the…

Surveying Beirut’s shattered streets last week, in the aftermath of a massive explosion at the port that killed at least 158 people, French President Emmanuel Macron offered support to the people of…

The chemicals that went up in flames in Beirut’s deadliest peace-time explosion arrived in the Lebanese capital seven years ago on a leaky Russian-leased cargo ship that, according to its captain,…

Education Nasif Hitti was born on December 22, 1952 in Tripoli, Lebanon. In 1975, Nasif Hitti graduated with a Bachelor of Arts degree in Political Science from the American University…

In recent weeks, the Turkish government has courted international condemnation for its handling of the country's unique cultural heritage. In early July, rising waters from a new dam flooded the…

At the end of June, theChinese Communist Partypassed a new national security law bringingHong Kongmore fully underChina'scontrol than at any time since the Qing dynasty, more than a century and a…