Faysal Itani

Oct 2, 2024 | warontherocks.com | Faysal Itani |Michael J. Koplow |Yael Mizrahi-Arnaud |Oren Barak

A lot happens every day. Alliances shift, leaders change, and conflicts erupt. With In Brief, we’ll help you make sense of it all. Each week, experts will dig deep on a single issue happening in the world to help you better understand it. *** In recent weeks, Israel has stepped up its campaign against Hizballah in Lebanon, culminating in the killing of Hizballah leader Hassan Nasrallah last weekend and the beginning of a ground offensive into southern Lebanon on Monday.

Dec 22, 2023 | warontherocks.com | Steven Cook |Faysal Itani |Joyce Karam |Nick Danforth

Nick Danforth sat down with Steven Cook, Joyce Karam, and Faysal Itani to discuss how the war in Gaza will impact Israel’s relations with the Gulf and American interests in the Middle East. Among other topics, they debated the future of the Abraham Accords and what options, if any, exist for governing post-war Gaza. Image: Wikimedia Commons

Nov 7, 2023 | jordannews.jo | Faysal Itani

Likemany Lebanese, I spent the morning glued to my screen waiting for HezbollahSecretary-General Hassan Nasrallah’s first speech since the beginning of thelatest Israel-Palestine war. While I haven’t lived in Lebanon for more than adecade, Nasrallah’s speeches remain important events in my life, as both aforeign policy professional and a Lebanese. So I found myself parked on theside of a Washington road in rush hour traffic, watching.

Nov 3, 2023 | newlinesmag.com | Faysal Itani

Like many Lebanese, I spent the morning glued to my screen waiting for Hezbollah Secretary-General Hassan Nasrallah’s first speech since the beginning of the latest Israel-Palestine war. While I haven’t lived in Lebanon for more than a decade, Nasrallah’s speeches remain important events in my life, as both a foreign policy professional and a Lebanese. So I found myself parked on the side of a Washington road in rush hour traffic, watching.

Feb 14, 2023 | newlinesmag.com | Faysal Itani

The 2005 Valentine’s Day killing of Lebanon's former premier ushered in a new era. For many Lebanese, it marked a political awakening and, ultimately, a disappointment Every Lebanese remembers where they were when Rafik Hariri was killed.