Elie H. Abouaoun

April 25, 2015

Comments on the Armenian Genocide

On April 24, the Armenians in the world commemorate the tragic genocide committed by the Ottomans against them and other communities as well. But my points is not about the perpetrators but about the dignified victims.
April 25, 2015

أزمة اليمن

أزمة اليمن
February 24, 2015

Human Rights Organisations in Transition Countries

The paper examines the challenges faced by the human rights organizations in the Arab region. It will focus on those challenges resulting from the radical changes that happened since 2011.
February 17, 2015

The importance of perceptions in civil military relations

In settings where parties to a conflict may interpret their behavior as taking sides, how should humanitarian actors approach civil-military relations?
January 9, 2015

Comments on attack against Charlie Hebdo

You should be horrified by the scope of hatred revealed by the recent events. A lot, outside France, like me, pray for the victims of terrorism and for freedom. You hold today a significant responsibility not to fall in the trap of the “the lesser evil”.
January 1, 2015

كيف نحمي مسيحيي لبنان؟

أرعبت الحركات التكفيرية الكثيرين في المنطقة العربية، ولكن أبرز التداعيات كانت في لبنان في ظل مواقف دراماتيكية تبنتها شخصيات زمنية وروحية مسيحية تدعو الى اجتثاث هذه الظاهرة والتعامل معها على أنها «خطر وجودي»
November 10, 2014

Ten thoughts about the extension of the Lebanese Parliament’s mandate

Some people asked me why I did not comment yet on the decision to extend the mandate of the current Lebanese parliament. The truth is that

November 5, 2014

Islamic state & related attacks in Lebanon demand comprehensive response

Attacks by militants in Lebanon backed by an Al-Qaida affiliate and the Islamic State have highlighted again the vulnerability of the country's armed forces to terrorist threats and the political establishment's failure to reach agreement on a military strategy to confront terrorism.
August 14, 2014

هل نعرف عما نتكلم

كثرت في الآونة الاخيرة – في اطار المشاحنات الرئاسية اللبنانية – الطروحات والطروحات المضادة عن موضوعات مهمة للغاية يبتذلها بعض الافواه والاقلام بأبشع ما يمكن ان يتصوره اي شخص يتمتع بالحد الادنى من الحس النقدي
August 5, 2014

Comments on Ersal Lebanon Incidents

I got some questions about the difference in the approaches I am writing about to deal with both the Iraqi and Lebanese situation. In the aftermath of the Mosul invasion, I called, in an article, for a political solution whereas in Lebanon I am calling for a military one.
June 17, 2014

Will Politics Deliver More After Military Response This Time?

Just six months ago, I was having a traditional Iraqi dinner with a friend in a building overlooking the Tigris River. But this was no ordinary Iraqi, and our surroundings were hardly luxurious.

May 29, 2014

Q&A: Lebanese Presidential Elections

Lebanon’s parliament failed to elect a successor within the constitutional timeframe before President Michel Suleiman’s term expired on May 25. Elie Abouaoun, the director of Middle East programs for the U.S.

May 15, 2014

Tunisia & Libya’s political transition: Impressions from the field

Tunisia and Libya recently took diverging tracks in their political transitions. A USIP field mission to both countries to meet with political and civil society leaders

April 26, 2014

Decadence of Lebanese Ministry of Interior

This copy of the official gazette shows that the ministry of interior (MoI) in Lebanon established an not for profit entity, founded by three governmental institutions