Nassif Hitti

Books

Collected works and monographs.

The five volumes

Five collected volumes drawn from 259 columns, arranged by theme. A print edition is in preparation.

Volume I · 57 articles

The Lebanese Dilemma & Statehood

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.

Parts

  1. The Civic State vs. Confessional Impasse
  2. Border Security, Resolution 1701 & Sovereignty
  3. Independent Diplomacy & The Ministerial Experience

Volume II · 48 articles

Transformations of the Global Order

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.

Parts

  1. Foundations of International Relations Theory
  2. Erosion of Unipolarity & Rise of the Global South
  3. Eurasian Security & Transatlantic Alignments

Volume III · 125 articles

Regional Security & Middle Eastern Crises

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.

Parts

  1. The Palestinian Cause & The Gaza Wars
  2. The Iranian Nuclear File & Regional Deterrence
  3. Gulf Security & Regional Conflict Management

Volume IV · 23 articles

The Euro-Mediterranean Space

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.

Parts

  1. The Evolution of Euro-Mediterranean Partnership
  2. Energy Geopolitics, Transit Corridors & Migration
  3. Diplomacy with the Holy See & European Capitals

Volume V · 5 articles

Joint Arab Action & Regional Governance

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.

Parts

  1. The League of Arab States: Institutional Pathologies
  2. The Crisis of the Nation-State & Regional Fragmentation
  3. Towards an Integrated Pan-Arab Strategy

Monographs

Three published studies (1985, 1993, 1998). Details to follow.