Dr. Dania Koleilat Khatib is the co-founder and President of the Research Center for Cooperation and Peace Building (RCCP), a Lebanese NGO focused on Track II diplomacy. Her publications papers and books include ‘The Syrian Crisis: Effects on Regional and International Relations (2020), ‘The Arab Lobby: Factors for Success and Failure’ (2016), ‘The Arab Gulf States and the West: Perceptions and Realities – Opportunities and Perils’ (2019). Her new book is titled Regional Competition and Conflicts in MENA From the Arab Spring to the Gaza War (2025). She is a weekly columnist in the Saudi newspaper Arab News.