Rami G. Khouri is Director of Global Engagement and senior public policy fellow at the American University of Beirut, and a non-resident senior fellow at the Harvard Kennedy School.
Solving the question of Palestine means naming its root cause: Zionism. Without this reckoning, Palestinian rights will remain ignored, warns Rami Khouri.
No one knows what awaits Israel or Iran, whether there’s an off-ramp or if the US will join the war. Still, these dynamics remain in play, says Rami Khouri.
Predicting the day after in Gaza under Trump is impossible, but early overtures may indicate a shift in dynamics between the US and Hamas, says Rami Khouri.
Book Club: The road of a diplomat is fraught with ever-shifting challenges, demanding constant adaption and empathy. In a unique exposition, Australian diplomat Robert Bowker details the qualities needed from his time spent in the Arab world.
It's taken until Netanyahu’s new far-right government for some to acknowledge Israel’s crimes against Palestinians, but these violations of international law have long existed. Rami Khouri explains what must shift to challenge the current trajectory.
Across the Arab world, where people suffer from poverty, authoritarian rule, and subjugation to the games of international powers and regional autocrats, the dynamics of the modern Middle East can be defined by three divisions, writes Rami G. Khouri.
A flurry of new international reports paints a stark picture of harder times ahead for the Arab region, as more its people lack income, education, and the basic services for a dignified life, writes Rami Khouri.
Opinion: Lebanon is experiencing a crisis of statehood that plagues other Arab countries in similar ways. Rami Khouri explores the dynamics that have emerged over the last century to get us where we are today.
Comment: Rami Khouri witnesses a shift in the way Israel's occupation is understood and talked about on the global stage, and considers its implications for Palestinians and Israel.
