Houssam Itani

Anyone who thinks Hezbollah can be disarmed by force is deluded. More deluded still is anyone who believes the party would, under any circumstances,…

As Lebanon continues to be stuck between two difficult choices—prolonged confrontation with Israel or making peace with the Jewish state and teaming…

Causes, if they are to prevail, exact a price. As a collective commitment to the pursuit of a common goal, no cause advances without human and…

The most prominent voices calling for an end to the state of war between Lebanon and Israel, for normalisation between the two countries, and…

This is a direct translation of an article that originally appeared in Arabic.At no point have Arab relations offered a model of concord since the…

The Israeli Knesset’s approval of the law to execute Palestinian prisoners convicted of carrying out attacks that kill Israelis reveals the extent to…

A Lebanese government decision to designate Iran's ambassador as persona non grata has been swiftly rejected by both Hezbollah and Amal. Whatever the…

Israel has rebuffed overtures from the Lebanese authorities to begin direct negotiations on a ceasefire, accusing Beirut of dragging its feet over…

Twenty-six years after the last Israeli soldier withdrew from Lebanon, Israeli tanks are again advancing from several directions. In the blink of an…

Russia’s war on Ukraine signalled the end of the post-Cold War order—one that witnessed states grow their economies and raise the living standards of…