September 8, 2007
Power and Sanctions or Law and Life?
Magazine or Newspaper Article
By Rami Khouri, Senior Fellow, Middle East Initiative
The United Nations should thoroughly review its optimum role in a transforming world, because its existing contradictory policies risk damaging its credibility and efficacy for years to come.
AP
October 29, 2008
"Six for Six"
Op-Ed, Agence Global
By Rami Khouri, Senior Fellow, Middle East Initiative
"Somalia seems to offer more intriguing evidence about how governments often must come to terms with militias, insurgent forces and other such informal armed groups in countries around the Arab-Asian region -- and the roles these entities play where formal governments appears unable to deliver the basic requirements of statehood."
Foreign Policy
April 27, 2013
"The Test to Come: Forgiveness and Reconciliation"
Op-Ed, Agence Global
By Rami Khouri, Senior Fellow, Middle East Initiative
Is reconciliation a feasible option for the Arab world that now seems to be moving in the direction of greater domestic intolerance and warfare? We do not know, and only time will tell. The track record of intra-Arab reconciliation has not been very impressive in recent decades, in countries like Lebanon, Jordan, Yemen, Bahrain, Sudan and others.
March 8, 2013
"War Fatigue and Fervor Coexist in Washington"
Op-Ed, Agence Global
By Rami Khouri, Senior Fellow, Middle East Initiative
Visiting Washington, D.C. is always a thrill, eliciting in me the same feelings I remember as a child when visiting a really great zoo. This is not a criticism of either Washington, D.C. or zoos, only a descriptive statement about the spectacular, yet also the often wild, nature of the anthropology of power. I am always astounded by the debate in this town -- regardless of the year, the incumbent party or the issues at hand -- about whether or not the United States should use its considerable power in a certain situation around the world. This legacy changes very slowly, and very little.
April 20, 2010
"The Spirit of Birmingham"
Op-Ed, Agence Global
By Rami Khouri, Senior Fellow, Middle East Initiative
Forty seven years after Martin Luther King Jr. wrote "Letter from Birmingham City Jail," Rami Khouri visits the city of Birmingham, Alabama. He reflects upon his few days in Birmingham, as well as the lessons that a city whose history is rich with conflict can teach us.
Foreign Policy
April 27, 2013
"The Test to Come: Forgiveness and Reconciliation"
Op-Ed, Agence Global
By Rami Khouri, Senior Fellow, Middle East Initiative
Is reconciliation a feasible option for the Arab world that now seems to be moving in the direction of greater domestic intolerance and warfare? We do not know, and only time will tell. The track record of intra-Arab reconciliation has not been very impressive in recent decades, in countries like Lebanon, Jordan, Yemen, Bahrain, Sudan and others.
March 8, 2013
"War Fatigue and Fervor Coexist in Washington"
Op-Ed, Agence Global
By Rami Khouri, Senior Fellow, Middle East Initiative
Visiting Washington, D.C. is always a thrill, eliciting in me the same feelings I remember as a child when visiting a really great zoo. This is not a criticism of either Washington, D.C. or zoos, only a descriptive statement about the spectacular, yet also the often wild, nature of the anthropology of power. I am always astounded by the debate in this town -- regardless of the year, the incumbent party or the issues at hand -- about whether or not the United States should use its considerable power in a certain situation around the world. This legacy changes very slowly, and very little.
April 20, 2010
"The Spirit of Birmingham"
Op-Ed, Agence Global
By Rami Khouri, Senior Fellow, Middle East Initiative
Forty seven years after Martin Luther King Jr. wrote "Letter from Birmingham City Jail," Rami Khouri visits the city of Birmingham, Alabama. He reflects upon his few days in Birmingham, as well as the lessons that a city whose history is rich with conflict can teach us.
Foreign Policy
April 27, 2013
"The Test to Come: Forgiveness and Reconciliation"
Op-Ed, Agence Global
By Rami Khouri, Senior Fellow, Middle East Initiative
Is reconciliation a feasible option for the Arab world that now seems to be moving in the direction of greater domestic intolerance and warfare? We do not know, and only time will tell. The track record of intra-Arab reconciliation has not been very impressive in recent decades, in countries like Lebanon, Jordan, Yemen, Bahrain, Sudan and others.
Associated Press
March 15, 2013
"America and the Middle East – I"
Op-Ed, Agence Global
By Rami Khouri, Senior Fellow, Middle East Initiative
Much of the discussion in the United States about President Barack Obama’s trip to the Middle East next week centers around whether he will initiate any new diplomatic moves on Arab-Israeli peace-making, and what he might say about Iran and the continuing Arab uprisings. It is also worth viewing the visit from the perspective of the Middle East itself, where perceptions of the United States and its actions in the region are very mixed, and largely negative.
