Nassif Hitti

Books

Two published books, and the collections of columns available on this site.

Published books

Theory in International Relations

النظرية في العلاقات الدولية

Dar al-Kitab al-Arabi, Beirut, 1985 · in Arabic

His first book: a study of the theories and schools of international relations, published five years after his doctorate at the University of Southern California.

The Arab World and the Five Great Powers: A Futures Study

العالم العربي والقوى الخمس الكبرى: دراسة مستقبلية

1987 · in Arabic

A forward-looking study of the Arab world's relations with the five great powers, written during his first years at the League of Arab States.

Collected columns

The columns are arranged here in five thematic collections of unequal size, because his attention was unequal: the Middle East takes almost half. All of them can be read on this site.

The Lebanese Dilemma & Statehood

58 articles

Lebanon between state and sects: vacancy, government formation, collapse, the South and Resolution 1701, sovereignty. The volume that holds his doctrine of Lebanese foreign policy and his ministerial experience.

Transformations of the Global Order

50 articles

From American unipolarity to a world whose rules have not yet set: the rise of middle powers, the Global South, Ukraine, NATO, and the theory of international relations.

Regional Security & Middle Eastern Crises

125 articles

The Middle East in the eye of the storm: Palestine and the Gaza wars, the Iranian file and the equations of deterrence, Syria and Iraq, Gulf security and conflict management. The largest volume.

The Euro-Mediterranean Space

23 articles

The Euro-Mediterranean space: the Barcelona process, the European Union and France, energy and migration, and the dialogue with the Holy See and the European capitals.

Joint Arab Action & Regional Governance

5 articles

Joint Arab action: the League of Arab States and its reform, the crisis of the nation-state, the Arab summits. The smallest volume, and the closest to his own career.