EGYPT
February 6, 2008
"Power and Authority Reconfigured"
Op-Ed, Agence Global
By Rami Khouri, Senior Fellow, The Dubai Initiative
The reconfiguration of power and authority is the big, new, historic and pervasive macro-development now taking place in Arab society, as the prevailing power structure of the past 75 years reaches the limits of its abilities. Not surprisingly, concerned citizens, agile gangs and efficient businessmen alike are moving in to grab their share of power in those spaces where the state is retreating, or franchising its own legitimacy and authority. Handled wisely, this could be a heartening and positive development that allows Arab society to define itself according to the consensus views of its pluralistic citizens -- unless American, British, Israeli or other Western armies invade again and try to re-configure us to their liking, rather than to our rights and wishes.
AP Photo
February 4, 2008
"Walk With Your People"
Op-Ed, Agence Global
By Rami Khouri, Senior Fellow, The Dubai Initiative
"Abbas should take advantage of the one Palestinian border point that is not controlled by Israel, and join the flow of other ordinary Palestinians returning to Gaza from Egypt -- preferably on foot, but if he wishes by car, or even on one of those nifty donkey- or horse-drawn carts. He should walk to Gaza to share the pain of living in the harsh conditions that Israel is imposing on the region, in order to send a powerful message to four distinct audiences."
AP Photo
January 28, 2008
"The Tragic Political Geography of Fleeing"
Op-Ed, Agence Global
By Rami Khouri, Senior Fellow, The Dubai Initiative
Israel and the United States refuse to do the hard work of making reasonable compromises that all the Arabs, including Hamas, have already suggested: to engage with all the Palestinians and negotiate, first, a long-term truce and, consequently, a permanent peace that is fair to all, that gives Israelis and Palestinians alike a chance to live in peace and dignity.
December 5, 2007
"Documentary Depicts Life Of Islamic Leader"
Media Feature
The documentary discusses the history of the Ismaili Shia sect and the policies of the three previous Aga Khans. The current Aga Khan, Prince Karim al-Husayn, also appears in the film to reiterate the importance of tolerance during times of conflict. The Initiative on Religion in International Affairs co-sponsored the screening and the panel discussion which followed.
September 25, 2007
The Wider Dilemma of Iraq
Magazine or Newspaper Article, Agence Global
By Rami Khouri, Senior Fellow, The Dubai Initiative
September 6, 2007
"Africa Needs More Technical Universities"
Op-Ed, Business Daily, (Nairobi)
By Calestous Juma, Professor of the Practice of International Development; Director, Science, Technology, and Globalization Project; Principal Investigator, Agricultural Innovation in Africa
"Meeting safety requirements in international markets will involve the use of sophisticated information systems that allow regulators to effectively trace the movement of products through the entire food chain.
Having technical capacity to manage safety information will help African countries to add value to their produce."
November 2007
The Middle East: Between Progress and Conflict
Agenda
The Dubai Initiative at the Belfer Center and The Dubai School of Government are pleased to announce their first joint conference at the Kennedy School of Government, scheduled to take place on November 8, 2007.
April 2007
"Proliferation, Disarmament and the Future of the Non-Proliferation Treaty"
Book Chapter
By Steven E. Miller, Director, International Security Program; Editor-in-Chief, International Security; Co-Principal Investigator, Project on Managing the Atom
"Why should others be taken to task when the Nuclear Five are themselves failing to comply with treaty obligations under Article VI, as others see it?"
March 21, 2007
"The Voice of the People"
Op-Ed, Baltimore Sun
By Jeremy Jones, Former Joint Research Fellow, International Security Program/The Dubai Initiative, 2004–2007
Life has become very difficult indeed for Westerners promoting democratic values in the Middle East, and, unfortunately, we seem to have chosen our friends unwisely. Many of them have not enough enthusiasm for democracy and too much for clamping down on those who do.
December 19, 2006
Behind the Rise of the Shi'ites
Magazine or Newspaper Article, Time.com
By Vali Nasr, Senior Fellow, Dubai Initiative
The most significant challenge facing the U.S. in an increasingly unstable Middle East today is understanding the rise of the Shi'ites across the region.
